History Of Geoscience

Author : W. Mayer,R.M. Clary,L.F. Azuela,T.S. Mota,S. Wołkowicz
Publisher : Geological Society of London
Page : 443 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2017-06-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781786202697

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History of Geoscience by W. Mayer,R.M. Clary,L.F. Azuela,T.S. Mota,S. Wołkowicz Pdf

The study of the Earth’s origin, its composition, the processes that changed and shaped it over time and the fossils preserved in rocks, have occupied enquiring minds from ancient times. The contributions in this volume trace the history of ideas and the research of scholars in a wide range of geological disciplines that have paved the way to our present-day understanding and knowledge of the physical nature of our planet and the diversity of life that inhabited it. To mark the 50th anniversary of the founding of the International Commission on the History of Geology (INHIGEO), the book features contributions that give insights into its establishment and progress. In other sections authors reflect on the value of studying the history of the geosciences and provide accounts of early investigations in fields as diverse as tectonics, volcanology, geomorphology, vertebrate palaeontology and petroleum geology. Other papers discuss the establishment of geological surveys, the contribution of women to geology and biographical sketches of noted scholars in various fields of geoscience.

Author : Kieran D. O'Hara
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 275 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2018-04-19
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781107176188

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A Brief History of Geology by Kieran D. O'Hara Pdf

Approximately 200 years of the history of the development of the study of geology.

Author : Gary D. Rosenberg,Renee M. Clary
Publisher : Geological Society of America
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Geological museums
ISBN : 9780813725352

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Museums at the Forefront of the History and Philosophy of Geology by Gary D. Rosenberg,Renee M. Clary Pdf

Information on museum activities around the world.

Author : David Roger Oldroyd
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Earth sciences
ISBN : UCSD:31822026127712

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Sciences of the Earth by David Roger Oldroyd Pdf

Sciences of the Earth first presents a connected series of papers on the history of mineralogy in relation to chemistry, from the Renaissance to the beginning of the 19th century. It considers some of the important philosophical ideas that underpinned early thinking about minerals and earths, and also the practicalities of mineral analysis. Other papers in the volume examine the influence of historicist thinking in the emergence of historical geology; the application of Michel Foucault's ideas to the mineral kingdom; the geological ideas of Robert Hooke, with reference to his views on scientific method; the 'problem' of Whig history of science, considering as example Archibald Geikie's work as historian of geology; and the application of 'grid/group' theory to early 19th-century English geology. To open, there is a paper dealing with a Roman theory of volcanic activity, little known to historians of science.

Author : Theo Edward Wong
Publisher : Edita Publishing House of the Royal
Page : 479 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Science
ISBN : 9069842262

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The History of Earth Sciences in Suriname by Theo Edward Wong Pdf

This illustrated volume breaks new ground with a pioneering survey of the history of the earth sciences in Suriname. The authors trace the development of earth sciences in the country from Suriname's first explorers in the early seventeenth century through the scientists of the present-day independent nation. These detailed research essays and extensive geological bibliography of Suriname are a valuable resource for historians of science.

Author : David R. Oldroyd
Publisher : Burns & Oates
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0826463177

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Thinking about the Earth by David R. Oldroyd Pdf

This volume treats the development of geological ideas, from antiquity to the present. The significance of ideas about the earth is reflected in the range of thinkers who have written on geological questions: for example, Aristotle and Descartes, with their ideas grounded in philosophy; Werner, with ideas developed as an outgrowth of the German mining tradition; Humboldt, with his effort to produce a holistic picture of nature; Lyell, with his ideas on the earth's age and history; Jeffreys with his geophysics; Lovelock, with his Gaia hypothesis.

Author : Cynthia V. Burek,Bettie Higgs,Geological Society of London
Publisher : Geological Society of London
Page : 358 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1862392277

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The Role of Women in the History of Geology by Cynthia V. Burek,Bettie Higgs,Geological Society of London Pdf

This book is a first as it unravels the diverse roles women have played in the history and development of geology as a science predominantly in the UK, Ireland and Australia, and selectively in Germany, Russia and US. The volume covers the period from the late eighteenth century to the present day and shows how the roles that women have played changed with time. These included illustrators, museum collectors and curators, educationalists, researchers and geologists. Originally as wives, sisters or mothers many were assistants to their male relatives. This book looks at all these forgotten women and for the first time historians and scientists together explore the contribution they made to this male-dominated subject.

Author : Martina Kölbl-Ebert,Geological Society of London
Publisher : Geological Society of London
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1862392692

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Geology and Religion by Martina Kölbl-Ebert,Geological Society of London Pdf

The book discusses this long-standing relationship from a historical point of view, which in the past has been sometimes indifferent, sometimes fruitful and sometimes full of conflict. The relationship continues well into the present. While Christian fundamentalists attack evolution and related palaeontological findings as well as the geological evidence of the age of the Earth, mainstream theologians strive for a fruitful dialogue between science and religion. Much of what is written and discussed today can only be understood, when the historical perspective is added. This book considers the following topics: the development of geology from mythological approaches towards the European Enlightenment, Biblical or Geological Flood and the age of the Earth, geology within 'religious' organizations, biographical case studies of geological clerics and religious geologists, religion and evolution, historical aspects of creationism and its motives.

Author : Herbert Harold Read,Janet Watson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:895544883

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Introduction to Geology by Herbert Harold Read,Janet Watson Pdf

Author : Gabriel Gohau
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Science
ISBN : UCSD:31822005691662

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A History of Geology by Gabriel Gohau Pdf

ISBN 081351665X LCCN 9047755.

Author : Gian Battista Vai,W. G. E. Caldwell
Publisher : Geological Society of America
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2006-01-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780813724119

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The Origins of Geology in Italy by Gian Battista Vai,W. G. E. Caldwell Pdf

Author : Mike Rickard
Publisher : ANU E Press
Page : 303 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2010-12-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781921666674

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Geology at ANU (1959 - 2009) by Mike Rickard Pdf

This history was undertaken to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Geology Department at ANU, and to honour its founding professor David A. Brown. It includes contributions from some 100 former students outlining their career successes. This history was compiled by Dr Mike Rickard, a staff member of the Department of Geology from 1963 to 1997, who also served as Head of Department for seven years. He graduated BSc and PhD from Imperial College London in 1957 and has specialised in mapping the structure of mountain chains in Ireland, Canada, Norway, and southern South America. He also mapped volcanic rocks for the Geological Survey of Fiji. He taught Structural Geology and Tectonics and has supervised field work in south eastern and central Australia. After retirement he has taught U3A courses in Earth Science.

Author : Rachel Laudan
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1994-02-02
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780226924755

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From Mineralogy to Geology by Rachel Laudan Pdf

"A fine treatment of this critical time in geology's history. Although it goes against our standard histories of the field, Laudan defends her views convincingly. Her style is direct, with carefully reasoned personal opinions and interpretations clearly defined."—Jere H. Lipps, The Scientist

Author : David Roger Oldroyd
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 462 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Science
ISBN : 0674883829

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Thinking about the Earth by David Roger Oldroyd Pdf

Thinking about the Earth is a history of the geological tradition of Western science. David Oldroyd traverses such topics as "mechanical" and "historicist" views of the earth, map-work, chemical analyses of rocks and minerals, geomorphology, experimental petrology, seismology, theories of mountain building, and geochemistry.

Author : Atlantic Geoscience Society
Publisher : Halifax, NS : Nimbus
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105110821779

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The Last Billion Years by Atlantic Geoscience Society Pdf

This book is about the history of the rocks and fossils of the Maritime Provinces of Canada (New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and PEI) over the last billion years. The book is beautifully illustrated in full colour, with original paintings of ancient vistas, over 150 photographs, and crisp explanatory diagrams and sketches.