Historical Perspectives on Climate Change 0195078705, 9780195078701, 9780198024064
We often do not appreciate how ideas and concepts originated and evolved to our own time. "Climate change" is
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Table of contents :
Contents......Page 14
Introduction: Apprehending Climate Change......Page 18
1 Climate and Culture in Enlightenment Thought......Page 26
2 The Great Climate Debate in Colonial and Early America......Page 36
3 Privileged Positions: The Expansion of Observing Systems......Page 48
4 Climate Discourse Transformed......Page 60
5 Joseph Fourier's Theory of Terrestrial Temperatures......Page 70
6 John Tyndall, Svante Arrhenius, and Early Research on Carbon Dioxide and Climate......Page 80
7 T. C. Chamberlin and the Geological Agency of the Atmosphere......Page 98
8 The Climatic Determinism of Ellsworth Huntington......Page 110
9 Global Warming? The Early Twentieth Century......Page 122
10 Global Cooling, Global Warming: Historical Dimensions......Page 144
Notes......Page 154
Bibliography......Page 182
C......Page 205
E......Page 206
K......Page 207
S......Page 208
W......Page 209
Contents......Page 14
Introduction: Apprehending Climate Change......Page 18
1 Climate and Culture in Enlightenment Thought......Page 26
2 The Great Climate Debate in Colonial and Early America......Page 36
3 Privileged Positions: The Expansion of Observing Systems......Page 48
4 Climate Discourse Transformed......Page 60
5 Joseph Fourier's Theory of Terrestrial Temperatures......Page 70
6 John Tyndall, Svante Arrhenius, and Early Research on Carbon Dioxide and Climate......Page 80
7 T. C. Chamberlin and the Geological Agency of the Atmosphere......Page 98
8 The Climatic Determinism of Ellsworth Huntington......Page 110
9 Global Warming? The Early Twentieth Century......Page 122
10 Global Cooling, Global Warming: Historical Dimensions......Page 144
Notes......Page 154
Bibliography......Page 182
C......Page 205
E......Page 206
K......Page 207
S......Page 208
W......Page 209
