The Face of the Earth as Seen from the Air A Study in the Application of Airplane Photography to Geography

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The Face of the Earth as Seen from the Air A Study in the Application of Airplane Photography to Geography

by Willis T. (Willis Thomas) Lee

EN·~2 hours·17 chapters

Chapters

17 total
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1:16
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THE FACE OF THE EARTH AS SEEN FROM THE AIR

0:57
3

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

5:59
4

INTRODUCTION

6:51
5

CHAPTER I THE VIEWPOINT (Figs. 1 to 4) - Oblique and Vertical Airplane Photographs

9:38
6

CHAPTER II FAMILIAR SCENES FROM A NEW ANGLE (Figs. 1, 3, and 4)

3:30
7

CHAPTER III ARCHITECTURE, LANDSCAPE GARDENING, AND ENGINEERING (Figs. 5 to 14)

6:21
8

CHAPTER IV THE MOSAIC (Figs. 13 and 22)

2:23
9

CHAPTER V GENERAL ASPECTS OF THE SURFACE AS SEEN FROM THE AIR (Figs. 12 to 18)

9:25
10

CHAPTER VI MARSHES AND MARSH DRAINAGE (Figs. 19 to 27)

15:21

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Full title

The Face of the Earth as Seen from the Air A Study in the Application of Airplane Photography to Geography A Study in the Application of Airplane Photography to Geography

Language

en

Duration

~2 hours (134K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

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Produced by Chuck Greif, ellinora and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries)

Release date

2020-05-09

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Willis T. (Willis Thomas) Lee

Willis T. (Willis Thomas) Lee

1864–1926

A geologist and science writer, he helped early 20th-century readers picture the landscapes of the American West, from caves to national parks. His work combined field research, photography, and a talent for making geology feel like a real adventure.

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