In the list of knighthoods announced at New Year was the name of Ron Cooke, Vice-Chancellor of York University. The brief citation said 'For services to higher education' but could have said equally 'For services to geomorphology', for as an active academic Ron was a geographer working as a true Earth scientist in ways which give the he to those who consider geomorphology geology by another name. Ron followed the systematic and calculating approach of W. M. Davis and G. K. Gilbert in studies of the desert environment. He brought measurement and calculation into the weathering of building stone while others of us left it open to chance.
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机译：在新年宣布的骑士名单中，约克大学副校长罗恩·库克的名字被冠上。简短的引文说“为高等教育服务”，但也可以说“为地理学服务”，因为作为活跃学者，罗恩是一位地理学家，是一名真正的地球科学家，其工作方式使他成为那些考虑地质地理学的人用另一个名字。罗恩遵循W. M. Davis和G. K. Gilbert的系统和计算方法来研究沙漠环境。他将测量和计算引入到建筑石材的耐候性中，而我们中的其他人则将其置于机会之中。
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