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Great Geological Controversies

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Author : Anthony Hallam
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Release Date : 1983

Great Geological Controversies written by Anthony Hallam and has been published by Oxford University Press, USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1983 with Geology categories.

Here is a new edition of a widely acclaimed account of the most celebrated controversies in the history of geology--a book that covers many of the most important ideas that have emerged since the birth of the science. Among the great debates described here are those involving catastrophe theory, uniformitarianism, the discovery of the Ice Age, speculation concerning the age of the earth, and the advent of new ideas on plate tectonics and continental drift. In presenting these key topics, the author opens the fascinating history of geology to a wide audience. Frequently citing original sources, the author gives readers a sense of the colorful and at times immensely entertaining language of scientific discourse. This edition includes a new chapter on the emergence of stratigraphy in the nineteenth century, focusing on controversies surrounding the Cambrian-Silurian and Devonian. Another new chapter reviews the mass extinction theory, which is still hotly debated. Other chapters have been revised to reflect recent developments and changes in the field. Authoritative and highly readable, this unique work will interest all readers interested in the history of science and especially the origin of the prevailing ideas in geology today.

Great Geological Controversies

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Author : A. Hallam
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1983

Great Geological Controversies written by A. Hallam and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1983 with Geology categories.

Great Geological Controversies

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Author : Anthony Hallam
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1986

Great Geological Controversies written by Anthony Hallam and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1986 with categories.

The Great Devonian Controversy

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Author : Martin J. S. Rudwick
language : en
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Release Date : 2011-01-15

The Great Devonian Controversy written by Martin J. S. Rudwick and has been published by University of Chicago Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-01-15 with Science categories.

"Arguably the best work to date in the history of geology."—David R. Oldroyd, Science "After a superficial first glance, most readers of good will and broad knowledge might dismiss [this book] as being too much about too little. They would be making one of the biggest mistakes in their intellectual lives. . . . [It] could become one of our century's key documents in understanding science and its history."—Stephen Jay Gould, New York Review of Books "Surely one of the most important studies in the history of science of recent years, and arguably the best work to date in the history of geology."—David R. Oldroyd, Science

Controversies In Modern Geology

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Author : Daniel W. Müller
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1991

Controversies In Modern Geology written by Daniel W. Müller and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991 with Science categories.

A collection of papers covering sedimentology, Earth history, tectonics and geophysics which reflects current research in these fields. The manner in which discoveries in the Earth sciences contribute to the advancement of knowledge in geological science is highlighted.

The Highlands Controversy

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Author : David R. Oldroyd
language : en
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Release Date : 1990-07-25

The Highlands Controversy written by David R. Oldroyd and has been published by University of Chicago Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990-07-25 with Science categories.

The Highlands Controversy is a rich and perceptive account of the third and last major dispute in nineteenth-century geology stemming from the work of Sir Roderick Murchison. The earlier Devonian and Cambrian-Silurian controversies centered on whether the strata of Devon and Wales should be classified by lithological or paleontological criteria, but the Highlands dispute arose from the difficulties the Scottish Highlands presented to geologists who were just learning to decipher the very complex processes of mountain building and metamorphism. David Oldroyd follows this controversy into the last years of the nineteenth century, as geology was transformed by increasing professionalization and by the development of new field and laboratory techniques. In telling this story, Oldroyd's aim is to analyze how scientific knowledge is constructed within a competitive scientific community—how theory, empirical findings, and social factors interact in the formation of knowledge. Oldroyd uses archival material and his own extensive reconstruction of the nineteenth-century fieldwork in a case study showing how detailed maps and sections made it possible to understand the exceptionally complex geological structure of the Highlands An invaluable addition to the history of geology, The Highlands Controversy also makes important contributions to our understanding of the social and conceptual processes of scientific work, especially in times of heated dispute.

Controversy In Victorian Geology

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Author : James A. Secord
language : en
Publisher: Princeton Legacy Library
Release Date : 2016-04-03

Controversy In Victorian Geology written by James A. Secord and has been published by Princeton Legacy Library this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-04-03 with Science categories.

Secord gives a dazzlingly detailed account of this scientific trench warfare and its social consequences. One ends up with a marvellous feeling for the major taxonomic enterprises in Darwin's younger day: mapping, ordering, conquering 'taming the chaos" of the strata. All of these of course had social and imperial ramifications; and Secord mentions geology's moral appeal (in supporting a divinely-stratified Creation) to a beleaguered elite intent on subduing the lower orders. Originally published in 1986. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.