The Illustrated History of the Elements : Earth, Water, Air, Fire
2020 ed.
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Format
Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
3030214249
ISBN-13
9783030214241
Edition
2020 ed.
Publisher
Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Imprint
Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Country of Manufacture
CH
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Feb 11th, 2020
Print length
273 Pages
Weight
972 grams
Dimensions
30.40 x 22.20 x 2.30 cms
Product Classification:
Art formsEarth sciencesPhysical geography & topographyNatural disasters
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While the first book provided a detailed look into two main kinds of natural disasters (of seismic and volcanic character), this volume presents natural disasters of all kinds: geophysical, hydrological, climatological and biological.
This beautiful art book portrays the forces of nature through the main elements of Earth, Water, Air, Fire. It is composed from a large selection of unique images of a wide variety of sources, mostly private collections. It is a highly illustrated book, containing reproductions of rare engravings, maps both old and new, sketches, and diagrams.
The book is a sequel to The Illustrated History of Natural Disasters, published in 2010. While the first book provided a detailed look into two main kinds of natural disasters (of seismic and volcanic character), this volume presents natural disasters of all kinds: geophysical, hydrological, climatological and biological.
The book is divided into three parts: the first part introduces the leading question as to whether the elements should be regarded as constructive, for giving origin to life on Earth, or destructive given the impact of natural disasters to society throughout history; thesecond illustrates the positive effects of natures elements; and the third part depicts and contextualizes the history of natural disasters such as earthquakes, tsunamis, volcano eruptions, landslides, avalanches, draughts, storms, fires, among others.
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