一、关于地学发展的几个阶段 1.古代地学阶段(18世纪欧洲文艺复兴以前) 自人类在地球上出现以来,就在与地球打交道的过程中萌芽和积累了地学知识。有五千年文明史的中华民族对地学现象早有认知。先秦时期,在《山海经》等14部著作中就涉及了矿产、矿床、矿物药学、宝玉石、自然地理、土壤、水文与水利、地图等许多方面的内容。以《管子》“地数”篇为 I. Several Stages on the Development of Earth Science 1. The ancient geosciences (before the European Renaissance of the 18th century) have sprouted and accumulated geo-knowledge during the process of dealing with the earth since the advent of humankind on Earth. The Chinese nation, which has a history of five thousand years of civilization, has long known of the phenomenon of geography. During the pre-Qin period, there were 14 books covering “Shan Hai Jing” covering many aspects such as minerals, mineral deposits, mineral medicine, gem, natural geography, soil, hydrology and water conservancy, maps and so on. To “pipe” “number” articles for