History, Exemplarity and Improvements: 18th Century Ideas about Man-Made Climate Change
Can grain crops be increased? The issue was heatedly debated in 18th century Denmark-Norway, both for patriotic and economic reasons. The historian Gerhard Schøning (1722–80) answered affirmatively. Chopping down much of the forests that covered Norway would change the climate radically for the bet...
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Linköping University Electronic Press
2020-01-01
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| Series: | Culture Unbound: Journal of Current Cultural Research |
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| Online Access: | https://journal.ep.liu.se/test3212/index.php/CU/article/view/1004 |