The Earth as Modified by Human Action - Couverture rigide

Marsh, George Perkins

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1161461892 ISBN 13 : 9781161461893

Editeur : Kessinger Publishing, 2010

Synopsis

The Earth As Modified By Human Action is a book written by George P. Marsh that explores the impact of human activities on the environment. The book was first published in 1874 and is considered a landmark work in the field of environmental science. Marsh argues that human activities such as deforestation, agriculture, and industrialization have had a profound impact on the natural world, leading to soil erosion, desertification, and the extinction of many plant and animal species. He also discusses the importance of conservation and sustainable practices in order to mitigate these negative effects.The book is divided into three parts: The Vegetable Kingdom, The Animal Kingdom, and The Inorganic World. In each section, Marsh provides detailed descriptions of the various ways in which humans have altered the environment and the consequences of these actions.Despite being written over a century ago, The Earth As Modified By Human Action remains relevant today as environmental issues continue to be a pressing concern. The book is a valuable resource for anyone interested in the history of environmental thought and the impact of human activities on the natural world.There can be no doubt that moisture is given, out by trees and evaporated in extremely cold winter weather, and unless new fluid were supplied from the roots by the exercise of some vital function, the tree would be exhausted of its juices before winter was over. But this is not observed to be the fact, and, though the point is disputed, respectable authorities declare that ""wood felled in the depth of winter is the heaviest and fullest of sap.""This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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This book was originally published prior to 1923, and represents a reproduction of an important historical work, maintaining the same format as the original work. While some publishers have opted to apply OCR (optical character recognition) technology to the process, we believe this leads to sub-optimal results (frequent typographical errors, strange characters and confusing formatting) and does not adequately preserve the historical character of the original artifact. We believe this work is culturally important in its original archival form. While we strive to adequately clean and digitally enhance the original work, there are occasionally instances where imperfections such as blurred or missing pages, poor pictures or errant marks may have been introduced due to either the quality of the original work or the scanning process itself. Despite these occasional imperfections, we have brought it back into print as part of our ongoing global book preservation commitment, providing customers with access to the best possible historical reprints. We appreciate your understanding of these occasional imperfections, and sincerely hope you enjoy seeing the book in a format as close as possible to that intended by the original publisher.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Kessinger Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2010
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1161461892
• ISBN 13: 9781161461893
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 572
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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