Geology in the Nineteenth Century
Changing Views of a Changing World
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1985
Cornell University Press (Verlag)
978-0-8014-9295-2 (ISBN)
Cornell University Press (Verlag)
978-0-8014-9295-2 (ISBN)
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A careful inquiry into the nature of geology as a field poised between natural history and physical science, this book will interest students and scholars of geology, geophysics, and geography as well as intellectual historians and historians of science.
Mott T. Greene traces the history of geology in nineteenth-century Europe and America in a clear and comprehensive introduction to the geological thought of the period. Greene asserts that the standard accounts of nineteenth-century geology, which dwell on the work of Anglo-American scientists, have obscured the important contributions of continental geologists; he balances this traditional emphasis with a close study of the innovations of the French, German, Austro-Hungarian, and Swiss geologists whose comprehensive theory of earth history actually dominated geological thought of the time. Based largely on original sources, Greene's account demonstrates that scientific interest in the late nineteenth century shifted from uniform and steady processes to periodic and cyclic events. He also puts continental drift theory in its context, showing that it was not a revolutionary idea but one that emerged naturally from the European geologists' study of the origin of mountains, oceans, and continents.
Mott T. Greene traces the history of geology in nineteenth-century Europe and America in a clear and comprehensive introduction to the geological thought of the period. Greene asserts that the standard accounts of nineteenth-century geology, which dwell on the work of Anglo-American scientists, have obscured the important contributions of continental geologists; he balances this traditional emphasis with a close study of the innovations of the French, German, Austro-Hungarian, and Swiss geologists whose comprehensive theory of earth history actually dominated geological thought of the time. Based largely on original sources, Greene's account demonstrates that scientific interest in the late nineteenth century shifted from uniform and steady processes to periodic and cyclic events. He also puts continental drift theory in its context, showing that it was not a revolutionary idea but one that emerged naturally from the European geologists' study of the origin of mountains, oceans, and continents.
Mott T. Greene is the John B. Magee Professor of Science and Values Emeritus at the University of Puget Sound.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 1.3.1985 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Cornell History of Science |
| Zusatzinfo | 10 Line drawings, black and white; 4 Halftones, black and white |
| Verlagsort | Ithaca |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 156 x 235 mm |
| Gewicht | 539 g |
| Themenwelt | Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geologie |
| ISBN-10 | 0-8014-9295-5 / 0801492955 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-8014-9295-2 / 9780801492952 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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