Great Geological Controversies PDF Download
Are you looking for read ebook online? Search for your book and save it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Download Great Geological Controversies PDF full book. Access full book title Great Geological Controversies.
Author | : Anthony Hallam |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages | : 196 |
Release | : 1983 |
Genre | : Geology |
ISBN | : |
Download Great Geological Controversies Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
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.
Author | : A. Hallam |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 1983 |
Genre | : Geology |
ISBN | : |
Download Great Geological Controversies Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Author | : Anthony Hallam |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 182 |
Release | : 1986 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : |
Download Great Geological Controversies Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Author | : Martin J. S. Rudwick |
Publisher | : University of Chicago Press |
Total Pages | : 529 |
Release | : 2011-01-15 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 0226731006 |
Download The Great Devonian Controversy Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
"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
Author | : |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 40 |
Release | : 2018 |
Genre | : Braddock (Pa.) |
ISBN | : |
Download Various Small Geological Controversies Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Author | : Daniel W. Müller |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 520 |
Release | : 1991 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : |
Download Controversies in Modern Geology Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
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.
Author | : James A. Secord |
Publisher | : Princeton University Press |
Total Pages | : 385 |
Release | : 2014-07-14 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 1400854660 |
Download Controversy in Victorian Geology Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
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.
Author | : Gillian R. Foulger |
Publisher | : John Wiley & Sons |
Total Pages | : 445 |
Release | : 2011-06-13 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 1444348329 |
Download Plates vs Plumes Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Since the advent of the mantle plume hypothesis in 1971, scientists have been faced with the problem that its predictions are not confirmed by observation. For thirty years, the usual reaction has been to adapt the hypothesis in numerous ways. As a result, the multitude of current plume variants now amounts to an unfalsifiable hypothesis. In the early 21st century demand became relentless for a theory that can explain melting anomalies in a way that fits the observations naturally and is forward-predictive. From this the Plate hypothesis emerged–the exact inverse of the Plume hypothesis. The Plate hypothesis attributes melting anomalies to shallow effects directly related to plate tectonics. It rejects the hypothesis that surface volcanism is driven by convection in the deep mantle. Earth Science is currently in the midst of the kind of paradigm-challenging debate that occurs only rarely in any field. This volume comprises its first handbook. It reviews the Plate and Plume hypotheses, including a clear statement of the former. Thereafter it follows an observational approach, drawing widely from many volcanic regions in chapters on vertical motions of Earth's crust, magma volumes, time-progressions of volcanism, seismic imaging, mantle temperature and geochemistry. This text: Deals with a paradigm shift in Earth Science - some say the most important since plate tectonics Is analogous to Wegener's The Origin of Continents and Oceans Is written to be accessible to scientists and students from all specialities This book is indispensable to Earth scientists from all specialties who are interested in this new subject. It is suitable as a reference work for those teaching relevant classes, and an ideal text for advanced undergraduates and graduate students studying plate tectonics and related topics. Visit Gillian's own website at http://www.mantleplumes.org
Author | : Victor R. Baker |
Publisher | : Geological Society of America |
Total Pages | : 200 |
Release | : 2013-11-07 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 081372502X |
Download Rethinking the Fabric of Geology Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
"The 50 years since the publication of 'Fabric of Geology,' edited by C.C. Albritton Jr., have seen immense changes in both geology and philosophy of science. 'Rethinking the Fabric of Geology' explores a number of philosophical issues in geology, ranging from its nature as a historical science to implications for geological education"--Provided by publisher.
Author | : Henry R. Frankel |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 493 |
Release | : 2012-04-26 |
Genre | : Education |
ISBN | : 0521875064 |
Download The Continental Drift Controversy Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
This book describes the expansion of the land-based paleomagnetic case for drifting continents and recounts the golden age of marine geoscience.