Measures for Measure

Former Head of Earth Sciences at Leeds University and Emeritus Professor at UEA Norwich, Mike Leeder. Since his school years, he has developed a deep interest in history, literature, and politics—all subjects discussed in the current book—outside of his geological comfort zone. He and Joy Lawlor are the co-authors of GeoBritannica, a book that chronicles the development of the geology and geography of Britain as well as the connected creativity of its inhabitants since the Neolithic era.

Measures for Measure features in once-heavily altered landscapes that have been largely restored by post-industrial activities, at least physically. However, many areas of Britain are still dominated by the remaining tools, structures, and dwellings from the first Industrial Revolution, which was mostly built on coal seams layers. Today, they do so in the kid-friendly and educational settings of industrial museums, recreated industrial towns, preserved landscapes, and preserved townscapes. The entire process had a significant impact on our society and the literary, artistic, and architectural foundation of our culture.

With the realization over the last 60 or so years that the production of carbon dioxide during human use of fossil fuels has caused global warming - with all its numerous unforeseen implications - the British Carboniferous legacy for wider humankind was significant and enduring.

For more than 500 years before to the Industrial Revolution, coal, iron ore, and other metallic ores and minerals had been taken from Carboniferous strata and traded, most notably since the thirteenth century in the "London Trade" of coal from Tyneside.

Author: Leeder Mike

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