The Beauty of Geology: Art of Geology Mapping in China Over a Century

This open access book contains a collection of rare geologic maps and figures made by Chinese geologists in the last century. Preserved in National Geological Archives of China, these artworks demonstrate the development and innovation of geological mapping technology in China in the past 100 years....

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Li, Chenyang (Editor), Li, Chenyang. editor (editor), Jia, Liqiong. editor, Wu, Xuan. editor
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Singapore Springer Nature 2019
Singapore : 2019.
Edición:1st ed. 2019.
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Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009431309506719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Initiation period (1914- 1935): Geologists' artistic accomplishment reflected by hand-drawn maps
  • Exploration period (1936- 1954): the first step towards standardization
  • Growth period (1955-1994): maps displaying more information and printed in more standard way
  • Leaping forward period (1995 to date): moving into digital mapping and digital cartography era.