Romantic landscapes
Subtitle: geology and its cultural influence in Britain, 1765-1835
By: Dennis R. Dean.
Series: History of earth sciences series; Scholars' Facsimiles & Reprints -- v. 555
Publisher: Scholars' Facsimiles & Reprints
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Ann Arbor
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780820115559
Subjects: Geology -- Social aspects -- Great Britain -- History -- 18th century; Geology -- Social aspects -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century; Geology -- Great Britain -- History -- 18th century; Geology -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century; Geologists -- Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- 18th century; Geologists -- Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- 19th century
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Romantic factuality; title: Sublime, picturesque, and geological; title: Caverns of the mind; title: Relics of the flood; title: Burning mountains; title: Time and chance; title: Elemental strife; title: Pillars of basalt; title: Catastrophes and bones; title: King Cole's levee and the geology of death.