Abstract
THE text of this book is based upon Arey, Bryant, Clendenin and Morrey's “New Physiography”; but the order of topics has been entirely rearranged and the subject-matter completely rewritten. As an introduction a general account of the past history of the earth is given, followed by a description of the dynamic forces that are changing the face of the earth to-day, and a study of the material composition of the earth. For the sake of familiarity the land is first surveyed, the author then proceeding to describe the earth's relations in space, the seasons, latitude, longitude, the atmosphere and associated phenomena like weather and climate. The book is rounded off with a study of the sea, special emphasis being placed on harbours. An interesting feature is the inclusion of a completion summary at the end of each chapter. This the reader is required to copy and complete; it is intended to counteract the bad practice of reading only the summaries of chapters. Each section is provided with a range of questions involving every important point raised in the text. The diagrams are clear and liberally distributed, the majority of them being illustrative of North American earth formations.
Earth Science. A Physiography
Gustav L.
Fletcher.
Based on “New Physiography”, by Albert L. Arey, Frank L. Bryant, William W. Clendenin, William T. Morrey. Pp. v + 568. (Boston, New York and Chicago: D. C. Heath and Co.; London: George G. Harrap and Co., Ltd., 1938.) 7s. 6d.
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Earth Science. Nature 146, 80 (1940). https://doi.org/10.1038/146080c0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/146080c0