Format:
xi, 171 Seitn :
,
Illustrationen ;
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29 cm.
ISBN:
978-0-8137-1216-1
Series Statement:
Memoir 216
Content:
"James Hutton's 'Theory of the Earth,' first published in 1785, was considered completely new by his contemporaries, different from anything that preceded it, and widely discussed both in Hutton's own country and abroad-from St. Petersburg through Europe to New York. Yet a recent trend among some historians of geology is to characterize Hutton's work as already behind the times in the late eighteenth century and remembered only because some later geologists found it convenient to represent it as a precursor of the prevailing opinions of the day. Painstakingly researched, richly referenced, and full of interesting stories, this Memoir shatters that line of thinking and restores Hutton's standing as the father of modern geology, his ideas fully relevant to the geological problems of his day"--
Note:
Boulder, Colo., USA: Noted Turkish geologist, and member of the American Philosophical Society and the U.S. National Academy of Sciences, Dr. A.M. Celâl Şengör has taken on the Herculean task of disputing revisionist arguments to restore James Hutton's standing as the father of modern geology. Drawing from a wealth of knowledge, Dr. Şengör has painstakingly researched, richly referenced, and filled this memoir with enlightening anecdotes and observations.
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Online-Ausgabe ISBN 978-0-8137-821-64
Language:
English
Keywords:
1726-1797 Hutton, James
;
History
Author information:
Şengör, A. M. Celâl 1955-
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