Geography unbound: french geographic science from cassini to humboldt
Auteur :
Godlewska, Anne Marie Claire
Éditeur :
The University of Chicago Press
ISBN :
9780226300467
Date de publication :
15 janv. 1999
Dimensions :
2,3 x 1,6 x 0,3 cm
Poids :
765 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
At the end of the 18th century, French geographers faced a crisis, they were unable to adapt their descriptive focus to the emphasis on theory/explanation. This text presents a portrait of this period in the development of modern geography through the careers of individuals from Cassini to Volney.