Geology in the Nineteenth Century: Changing Views of a Changing World

Mott T. Greene

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Geology in the Nineteenth Century

Changing Views of a Changing World

Mott T. Greene

Language: English

Published/Copyright: 1985

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

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