The rejection of continental drift : theory and method in American earth science /

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I. Not the Mechanism. 1. Two Visions of the Earth. 2. The Collapse of Thermal Contraction. 3. To Reconcile Historical Geology with Isotasy: Continental Drift. 4. Drift Mechanisms in the 1920s. II. Theory and Method. 5. From Fact to Theory. 6. The Short Step Backward. 7. Uniformitarianism and Unity....

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Oreskes, Naomi (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Oxford University Press, 1999.
Temas:
1900-1999
Geschichte 1912-1968.
Continental drift.
Geology > United States > History > 20th century.
Continents > Dérive.
continental drift.
SCIENCE > Earth Sciences > Geography.
SCIENCE > Earth Sciences > Geology.
Continental drift
Geology
Kontinentalverschiebung
Forschung
Continentverschuiving.
Theorieën.
United States
USA
Electronic book.
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:I. Not the Mechanism. 1. Two Visions of the Earth. 2. The Collapse of Thermal Contraction. 3. To Reconcile Historical Geology with Isotasy: Continental Drift. 4. Drift Mechanisms in the 1920s. II. Theory and Method. 5. From Fact to Theory. 6. The Short Step Backward. 7. Uniformitarianism and Unity. III. A Revolution in Acceptance. 8. Direct and Indirect Evidence. 9. An Evidentiary and Epistemic Shift. 10. The Depersonalization of Geology.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (ix, 420 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 371-403) and index.
ISBN:9780195353600
0195353609
1280761547
9781280761546
9786610761548
661076154X

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