CLIMATIC CHANGES THEIR NATURE AND CAUSES
An old book highlighting the cause and effect of climate change in the year 1914
“The role that climate plays in modern life suggests that it was important in the past and will continue to be so. No human can avoid the fact that his or her environment's climatic conditions have a significant impact on food, clothing, shelter, leisure, employment, health, and energy. Almost every aspect of human activity is altered as a result of a change in season. Because they lack artificial means of defense, animals are even more affected by the climate than humans are. With a change in climate, even a creature as resilient as the dog changes noticeably. The large, "husky," haired Eskimos bear little resemblance to the tiny, nearly hairless canines that slink beneath Mexican feet.”
This book illustrates the modern trend toward unity in all of these ways. First, it is a companion volume to Earth and Sun. That volume is a discussion of the causes of weather, but a consideration of the weather of the present almost inevitably leads to a study of the climate of the past. Hence the two books were written originally as one, and were only separated from considerations of convenience. Second, the unity of nature is so great that when a subject such as climatic changes is considered, it is almost impossible to avoid other subjects, such as the movements of the earth's crust. Hence this book not only discusses climatic changes, but considers the causes of earthquakes and attempts to show how climatic changes may be related to great geological revolutions in the form, location, and altitude of the lands. Thus the book has a direct bearing on all the main physical factors which have molded the evolution of organic life, including man.
Author of the book
Ellsworth Huntington and Stephen Sargent Visher
Date of Publication
1914
Price :
Rs.716(Paperback) and Rs.708(Kindle)
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Why Recommended?
Topics
The subject of the book is very important given that we can already see the effects of climate change and don't need any models to predict them. All of these signs—rising sea levels, an increase in the frequency of extreme or unusual occurrences, late seasonal changes, etc.—lead us to believe that climate change is now having an effect on our planet. This book was released in 1914. This book is a must-read for anyone who wants to understand the viewpoints of scientists and researchers at that time.
Score: 9 out of 10
Price
Rs.716(Paperback) and Rs.708(Kindle)
A little bit on the higher side considering that this book is now freely available through the Gutenberg license. However such free downloads will be difficult to read compared to the comfort one has when reading a book from a paperback.
Score : 6 out of 10
Reviews from various sites :
On Amazon, this book has received 3 out of 5 from one reviewer. Although this book is available for purchase on some other online sites also like eBay, Goodreads, etc. but no reviews were found on those sites. In Google Scholar this book has received 99 citation until today.
Score : 6 out of 10
Publisher Reputation
Yale University Press of England was the original publisher of this book.
“From its founding in 1908 by George Parmly Day, Yale University Press sought to acquire and publish important works of scholarship, issuing its first book—The Beginnings of Gospel Story, by Benjamin W. Bacon—in 1909. Originally based out of a cubbyhole-size office in Manhattan, the Press moved to an office in New Haven in 1910, where it could develop alongside the University. From the start, the Press set a high standard not only for its acquisitions but also for its vision of the book as object. From 1918 to 1948, all of its books were designed under the guidance of Carl Purington Rollins, later celebrated as a highly influential craftsman of the art of the book…Read the complete history of Yale University Press by visiting their website.
This publisher is a twentieth-century publisher and has a quality reputation
Score: 8 out of 10
Author’s Reputation
Ellsworth Huntington is a highly cited author. One of his works has more than a thousand citations. STEPHEN SARGENT VISHER has received over 100 citations. During the twentieth century, the primary areas of research for both authors were environmental determinism and climate change.
Score: 7 out of 10
Date of Publication
This book was published in the year 1914. That means it is more than 100 years old.
Score: 10 out of 10
Number of Editions
More than 20. In the year 1922 eight years after it was published, five editions were already in circulation.
Score: 9 out of 10
Selling Rank
None
Score : 0 out of 10
Total ODM Score: 47590
As a conclusion, it can be said that even though this book is old, it is one of the first to address climate change. Many of the concepts discussed in this book appear to be science fiction and excessive overfitting of climatic discrepancies, but this book still seems to be a must read for those who enjoy reading the perspectives of our elders.
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