An early view of Permo-Carboniferous glaciation and its implications, from Australia （1906）  

作　　者：David Branagan 

机构地区：[1]Department of Geology and Geophysics University of Sydney Sydney 2006 Australia

出　　处：《Episodes》2005年第3期205-208,共4页地质幕（英文版）

摘　　要：Introduction （Sir） Tannatt William Edgeworth David （1858-1934） is recognised as probably Australia＇s greatest geologist. Born at St Fagan＇s, near Cardiff, Wales, he graduated from Oxford University in 1880 and studied briefly at the Royal School of Mines, London. He was influenced by the geologists Joseph Prestwich and John Judd, his relative William Ussher, and the romantic author and artist John Ruskin, who had a significant interest in geology.

关 键 词：澳大利亚 冰川 冰河作用 气候条件 地质条件 新纪元 

分 类 号：P343.6[天文地球—水文科学]