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Greene, Mott T.. "Chapter 5. The Debate in North America, 1840 - 1873". Geology in the Nineteenth Century: Changing Views of a Changing World, Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 1985, pp. 122-143. https://doi.org/10.7591/9781501704741-008

Greene, M. (1985). Chapter 5. The Debate in North America, 1840 - 1873. In Geology in the Nineteenth Century: Changing Views of a Changing World (pp. 122-143). Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press. https://doi.org/10.7591/9781501704741-008

Greene, M. 1985. Chapter 5. The Debate in North America, 1840 - 1873. Geology in the Nineteenth Century: Changing Views of a Changing World. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, pp. 122-143. https://doi.org/10.7591/9781501704741-008

Greene, Mott T.. "Chapter 5. The Debate in North America, 1840 - 1873" In Geology in the Nineteenth Century: Changing Views of a Changing World, 122-143. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 1985. https://doi.org/10.7591/9781501704741-008

Greene M. Chapter 5. The Debate in North America, 1840 - 1873. In: Geology in the Nineteenth Century: Changing Views of a Changing World. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press; 1985. p.122-143. https://doi.org/10.7591/9781501704741-008

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Frontmatter 1
Foreword 7
Contents 9
Illustrations 11
Preface 13
Chapter 1. Hutton and Werner: First Principles 19
Chapter 2. The Convergence of Geognosy and Geology, 1802 -1818 46
Chapter 3. Elie de Beaumont and the First Global Tectonics 69
Chapter 4. The Origin of Mountain Ranges : European Debate, 1830 - 1874 93
Chapter 5. The Debate in North America, 1840 - 1873 122
Chapter 6. The Problem of the Alps and a Solution : Eduard Suess, 1875 144
Chapter 7. The Face of the Earth: Eduard Suess and the Second Global Tectonics 167
Chapter 8. The Nappe Theory in the Alps : Tectonics over Physics, 1878 - 1903 192
Chapter 9. New Orogenic Theory and Intercontinental Correlation 221
Chapter 10. The Decline of the Contraction Theory : The Challenge from Geophysics , 1870 - 1909 235
Chapter 11. Thomas C. Chamberlin and the Third Global Tectonics 258
Chapter 12. Radioactivity, Continental Drift, and the Fourth Global Tectonics , 1908 - 1912 276
Epilogue 291
Glossary 295
Bibliography 299
Index 315

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Chapters in this book

Frontmatter 1
Foreword 7
Contents 9
Illustrations 11
Preface 13
Chapter 1. Hutton and Werner: First Principles 19
Chapter 2. The Convergence of Geognosy and Geology, 1802 -1818 46
Chapter 3. Elie de Beaumont and the First Global Tectonics 69
Chapter 4. The Origin of Mountain Ranges : European Debate, 1830 - 1874 93
Chapter 5. The Debate in North America, 1840 - 1873 122
Chapter 6. The Problem of the Alps and a Solution : Eduard Suess, 1875 144
Chapter 7. The Face of the Earth: Eduard Suess and the Second Global Tectonics 167
Chapter 8. The Nappe Theory in the Alps : Tectonics over Physics, 1878 - 1903 192
Chapter 9. New Orogenic Theory and Intercontinental Correlation 221
Chapter 10. The Decline of the Contraction Theory : The Challenge from Geophysics , 1870 - 1909 235
Chapter 11. Thomas C. Chamberlin and the Third Global Tectonics 258
Chapter 12. Radioactivity, Continental Drift, and the Fourth Global Tectonics , 1908 - 1912 276
Epilogue 291
Glossary 295
Bibliography 299
Index 315

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