Bowler, Peter J. <br/><br/>
The Norton history of the environmental sciences / 
Peter J. Bowler. 
 - 1st American ed. 
 - New York :  W.W. Norton,  1993. 
 - xvii, 634 p. :  ill., maps ;  22 cm. 
 - Norton history of science .
 - Norton history of science. .
<br/><br/> Originally published in England under the title: The Fontana history of the environmental sciences, c1992. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. [554]-606) and index. 
<br/><br/>The problem of perception -- The ancient and medieval worlds -- Renaissance and revolution -- Theories of the earth -- Nature and the enlightenment -- The Heroic Age -- The philosophical naturalists -- The age of evolution -- The earth sciences -- Darwinism triumphant -- Ecology and environmentalism. 
<br/><br/> Chronicles humanities quest to understand its own origins, synthesizing discoveries in geography, geology, and evolutionary biology. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0393035352 :  $35.00 ($45.00 Can.) 9780393035353 0393310426 (pbk.) 9780393310429 (pbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>93019049 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Environmental sciences--History.<br/>Milieukunde.<br/>Sciences de l'environnement--Histoire.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>GE50  / .B68 1993