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Time matters geology's legacy to scientific thought

Michael Leddra

Localização: IGC - Instituto de Geociências (551.701 L472t )(Acessar)

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Time matters geology's legacy to scientific thought
Autor: Michael Leddra
Assuntos: Geological time; Sequence stratigraphy; Historical geology; TEMPO GEOLÓGICO; DATAÇÃO GEOLÓGICA; GEOLOGIA HISTÓRICA; Earth (Planet) -- Age
Notas: Includes bibliographical references and index
Descrição: "Time Matters provides an insight into the background behind some of the key concepts we use in Earth science today. It shows the historical context in which these ideas were developed, the important contributions of individual scientists and thinkers, and how these ideas continue to shape our view of science and the world in which we live." "The book covers subjects such as the age of the earth, catastrophism vs. uniformitarianism, evolution vs. creationism, plutonism vs. neptunism, continental drift and plate tectonics. It explores the people involved, their ideas and the scientific and religious power politics involved in the development. It is effectively partly a review of the way in which science works or does not work. The text includes questions and comment boxes which help the reader to appreciate/understand the ideas and concepts that have been included and their problems, strengths or weaknesses."--BOOK JACKET
Editor: Chichester Wiley Hoboken, NJ
Data de criação/publicação: 2010
Formato: xviii, 269 p ill., ports 24 cm.
Idioma: Inglês

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