Madingley Rise and Early Geophysics at Cambridge - Hardcover

Williams, C. A.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1906507260 ISBN 13: 9781906507268

Publisher: Third Millennium Information, 2009

Synopsis

This fine illustrated hardback volume, written by Carol Williams, traces the fascinating story of Geophysics at Madingley Rise in Cambridge.

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Review:

Mad Rise was short for Madingley Rise the address of the Dept of Geodesy and Geophysics at Cambridge University in England. This History of Mad Rise may sound like a Gibbon-like attempt in the History of Geophysics at Cambridge, whose research had a huge impact on the Earth Sciences worldwide. This is a richly illustrated book presented in a superb graphic form. --Centre for Romanian Studies

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This fine illustrated hardback volume, written by Carol Williams, traces the fascinating story of Geophysics at Madingley Rise.
The brainchild of Professor Frank Newall, astronomer and Fellow of Trinity College, and expanded under the stewardships of Sir Gerald Lenox-Conyngham and Sir Edward Bullard, Madingley Rise was where forceful and brilliant scientists increased our understanding of the Earth, taking geophysics through the 'revolution in Earth Sciences' during the late 1960s and 1970s.
Contents:Introduction - H.F.Newall and daily life at Madingley Rise - Sir Gerald Lenox-Conyngham and the Survey of India - A School of Geodesy 1921-30 - A Department of Geodesy and Geophysics 1931-45 - Post-war revival and the move to Madingley Rise 1946-55 - The first decade in Madingley Rise 1956-65 - Joined up Geophysics 1966-80 - Index - Bibliography - List of Subscribers
Written by Carol Williams

About this edition

• Publisher: Third Millennium Information
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1906507260
• ISBN 13: 9781906507268
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 28
• Editor: Walston Catharine