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very good hearvy hardcover with illustrated cover, corners lightly bumped. WARKENTIN, BENNO P. Footprints in the soil: people and ideas in soil history. Amsterdam ; Boston: Elsevier, 2006, stated First Edition, and 1st printing number line ending with 1, xiv, 548pp., . CONTENTS: Soil scientists in ancient Rome / V. Winiwarter -- Aztec soil knowledge: classes, management, and ecology / B. J. Williams -- The heritage of soil knowledge among the world's cultures / J. A. Sandor . [et al.] -- Some major scientists (Palissy, Buffon, Thaer, Darwin and Muller) have described soil profiles and developed soil survey techniques before 1883 / C. Feller, E. Blanchart and D. H. Yaalon -- Souls and soils: a survey of worldviews / V. Winiwarter and W. E. H. Blum -- The roots of Dokuchaev's scientific contributions: cadastral soil mapping and agro-environmental issues / C. Evtuhov -- Philosophical developments in pedology in the United States: Eugene Hilgard and Milton Whitney / R. Amundson -- Development of the soil cover pattern and soil catena concepts / A. N. Gennadiyev, J. G. Bockheim -- A history of soil geomorphology in the United States / V. T. Holliday -- Soils in ecology and ecology in soils / D. Binkley -- History of soil biology / J. Berthelin, U. Babel and F. Toutain -- Historical aspects of soil chemistry / D. L. Sparks -- The changing understanding of physical properties of soils: water flow, soil architecture / S. Hasegawa and B. P. Warkentin -- Soil erosion and conservation : an international history and a cautionary tale / K. B. Showers -- Stewardship and soil health / E. G. Gregorich, G. P. Sparling and L. J. Gregorich -- Soil nutrient management for plant growth / A. Finck -- Soils and environmental issues / T. M. Addiscott -- Ancient agricultural terraces and soils / J. A. Sandor. 9780444521774 ISBN 0444521771.

hardcover. Condition: Used; very good. Autograph of previous owner. Binding is tight and square. Book was donated to Friends of Omaha Public Library.

Condition: New. xiv 548 5 of lates Illus., Map (Some Col.).

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Decorated hard cover. First edition. Full number line. Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Octavo. 548 pps.

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 1st edition. 548 pages. 9.25x6.50x1.00 inches. In Stock.

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Condition: New. xiv 548 5 of lates, Map (Some Col.).

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Condition: New. xiv 548 5 of lates.

Encuadernación de tapa blanda. Condition: Nuevo. WARKENTIN, B. P., ED.: FOOTPRINTS IN THE SOIL. PEOPLE AND IDEAS IN SOIL HISTORY. AMSTERDAM, 2006, xv 548 p. figuras, 1155 gr. Encuadernacion original. Nuevo. (GG-1-3) 1155 gr. Libro.

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gebundene Ausgabe. Condition: Gut. 327 Seiten Das hier angebotene Buch stammt aus einer teilaufgelösten Bibliothek und kann die entsprechenden Kennzeichnungen aufweisen (Rückenschild, Instituts-Stempel.); der Buchzustand ist ansonsten ordentlich und dem Alter entsprechend gut. In ENGLISCHER Sprache. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 790.

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Buch. Condition: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The history of science discipline is contributing valuable knowledge of the culture of soil understanding, of the conditions in society that fostered the ideas, and of why they developed in certain ways. This book is about the progressive 'footprints? made by scientists in the soil. It contains chapters chosen from important topics in the development of soil science, and tells the story of the people and the exciting ideas that contributed to our present understanding of soils. Initiated by discussions within the Soil Science Society of America and the International Union of Soil Sciences, this book uniquely illustrates the significance of soils to our society. It is planned for soils students, for various scientific disciplines, and for members of the public who show an increasing interest in soil. This book allows us to answer the questions: 'How do we know what we know about soils ? and 'How did one step or idea lead to the next one ?The chapters are written by an international group of authors, each with special interests, bound together by the central theme of soils and how we came to our present understanding of soils. Each concentrate on soil knowledge in the western world and draw primarily on written accounts available in English and European languages. Academics, graduate students, researchers and practitioners will gain new insights from these studies of how ideas in soil science and understanding of uses of soils developed. 572 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Condition: Neu. nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - The history of science discipline is contributing valuable knowledge of the culture of soil understanding, of the conditions in society that fostered the ideas, and of why they developed in certain ways. This book is about the progressive 'footprints? made by scientists in the soil. It contains chapters chosen from important topics in the development of soil science, and tells the story of the people and the exciting ideas that contributed to our present understanding of soils. Initiated by discussions within the Soil Science Society of America and the International Union of Soil Sciences, this book uniquely illustrates the significance of soils to our society. It is planned for soils students, for various scientific disciplines, and for members of the public who show an increasing interest in soil. This book allows us to answer the questions: 'How do we know what we know about soils ? and 'How did one step or idea lead to the next one ?The chapters are written by an international group of authors, each with special interests, bound together by the central theme of soils and how we came to our present understanding of soils. Each concentrate on soil knowledge in the western world and draw primarily on written accounts available in English and European languages. Academics, graduate students, researchers and practitioners will gain new insights from these studies of how ideas in soil science and understanding of uses of soils developed.