单词 | soil science |
释义 | > as lemmassoil science soil science n. = pedology n. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > earth sciences > soil science > [noun] agrology1849 pedology1900 soil science1915 1915 Chem. Abstr. 9 1084 (heading) The development of soil science from the earliest attempts to the beginning of the twentieth century. 1916 (title) Soil science. 1935 Nature 24 Aug. 308/1 The very large number of papers dealing with the practical side of soil science..emphasised the dominating influence exerted on the development of soil science by modern economic conditions. 1938 A. B. Yolland tr. A. A. J. de Sigmond Princ. Soil Sci. 1 The first to try to liberate soil science from this position was the German geologist Frederick Augustus Fallon, who, however, by basing his soil classification upon geological-petrographic principles unconsciously subordinated pedology to geology. 1958 I. W. Cornwall Soils for Archaeologist 13 For information about the earth the archaeologist turns first to the sciences of geology, geography and pedology (soil-science). 1972 Nature 28 Jan. 231/2 The most characteristic Russian contribution to science was soil science. 1979 W. L. Pritchett Properties & Managem. Forest Soils p. v Most of the basic principles of soil science apply to forest soils as well as to agricultural soils. < as lemmas |
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