The Nile
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Tanning and foxing , price clipped
Markings: Previous owner
A landmark work in hydrology and geography, The Nile presents a comprehensive scientific study of one of the world's most iconic and historically significant river systems. H.E. Hurst, who spent decades working for the Egyptian government as a hydrologist, chronicles the river's physical characteristics, its basin, its seasonal flooding patterns, and the complex interplay of natural forces that govern its behavior. Drawing on an extraordinary wealth of observational data gathered over years of fieldwork, the text details the hydrology, meteorology, and geology of the Nile with authoritative precision. Written in a measured, scholarly tone, it argues for a rigorous, data-driven understanding of the river's long-term cycles — work that famously gave rise to the statistical concept known as the Hurst exponent. An essential reference for anyone with a serious interest in hydrology, African geography, or the environmental history of one of civilization's great waterways.
Author: H.E. Hurst
Format: Hardback
Published: 1952, -
Genre: Geography & Earth science
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Tanning and foxing , price clipped
Markings: Previous owner
A landmark work in hydrology and geography, The Nile presents a comprehensive scientific study of one of the world's most iconic and historically significant river systems. H.E. Hurst, who spent decades working for the Egyptian government as a hydrologist, chronicles the river's physical characteristics, its basin, its seasonal flooding patterns, and the complex interplay of natural forces that govern its behavior. Drawing on an extraordinary wealth of observational data gathered over years of fieldwork, the text details the hydrology, meteorology, and geology of the Nile with authoritative precision. Written in a measured, scholarly tone, it argues for a rigorous, data-driven understanding of the river's long-term cycles — work that famously gave rise to the statistical concept known as the Hurst exponent. An essential reference for anyone with a serious interest in hydrology, African geography, or the environmental history of one of civilization's great waterways.