Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents ix
3. List of Illustrations xv
4. Preface xxi
5. List of Footnote Abbreviations xxvii
6. Dramatis Personae xxix
7. Part I. Setting the Scene
8. Chapter 1. Scientific Research under a Historical Microscope 1
9. Chapter 2. Arenas of Gentlemanly Debate 17
10. Chapter 3. Unraveling the Earth 42
11. Part II. The Plot Unfolds
12. Chapter 4. Prelude: Unraveling the Greywacke 63
13. Chapter 5. The Controversy Goes Public 93
14. Chapter 6. Taming the Transition 127
15. Chapter 7. Devonshire Put to the Test 149
16. Chapter 8. Interpretative Maneuvers 183
17. Chapter 9. Shifting the Argument 215
18. Chapter 10. Big Books in Collision 250
19. Chapter 11. The Devonian System Reborn 276
20. Chapter 12. Conquering the Continent 301
21. Chapter 13. Creating a Consensus 343
22. Chapter 14. The Devonian Naturalized 369
23. Part III. The Action Analyzed
24. Chapter 15. The Shape of the Controversy 401
25. Chapter 16. The Shaping of Natural Knowledge 429
26. Appendices 457
27. Bibliography 463
28. Index 485