The History of the Study of Landforms Volume 2 (Routledge Revivals)

The Life and Work of William Morris Davis

• Author(s): R. P. Beckinsale, Mrs R J M Chorley, R. J. Chorley, A J Dunn, A. J. Dunn,
• Publisher: Routledge
• Pages: 878
• ISBN_10: 1135836515
  ISBN_13: 9781135836511
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Science / Earth Sciences / Geography , Social Science / Human Geography , Science / Earth Sciences / Geology ,

Description:...

This volume is entirely devoted to the life and work of the world's most famous geomorphologist, William Morris Davis (1850-1934). It contains a treatment in depth of Davis' many contributions to the study of landforms including:

• the cycle of erosion
• denudation chronology
• arid and karst geomorphology
• the coral reef problem.