Author: James Nicol
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Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 72
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A Catechism of Geology, Or, Natural History of the Earth ; Illustrated by Nine Engravings
Author: James Nicol
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Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 72
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Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 72
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A Catechism of Geology; Or, Natural History of the Earth
Author: James Nicol
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Languages : en
Pages : 90
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Languages : en
Pages : 90
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A Catechism of Geology; Or, Natural History of the Earth
Author: James Nicol (Professor of Natural History in Marischal College.)
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A Catechism of Natural Philosophy. ... Part I. Fourth edition. (Part II. Third edition.).
Author: George LEES
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Languages : en
Pages : 182
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Languages : en
Pages : 182
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A Catechism of the Natural History of the Earth
Author: William Rhind
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Category : Natural history
Languages : en
Pages : 72
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Category : Natural history
Languages : en
Pages : 72
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The Highlands Controversy
Author: David R. Oldroyd
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 9780226626345
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 460
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The Highlands Controversy is a rich and perceptive account of the third and last major dispute in nineteenth-century geology stemming from the work of Sir Roderick Murchison. The earlier Devonian and Cambrian-Silurian controversies centered on whether the strata of Devon and Wales should be classified by lithological or paleontological criteria, but the Highlands dispute arose from the difficulties the Scottish Highlands presented to geologists who were just learning to decipher the very complex processes of mountain building and metamorphism. David Oldroyd follows this controversy into the last years of the nineteenth century, as geology was transformed by increasing professionalization and by the development of new field and laboratory techniques. In telling this story, Oldroyd's aim is to analyze how scientific knowledge is constructed within a competitive scientific community—how theory, empirical findings, and social factors interact in the formation of knowledge. Oldroyd uses archival material and his own extensive reconstruction of the nineteenth-century fieldwork in a case study showing how detailed maps and sections made it possible to understand the exceptionally complex geological structure of the Highlands An invaluable addition to the history of geology, The Highlands Controversy also makes important contributions to our understanding of the social and conceptual processes of scientific work, especially in times of heated dispute.
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 9780226626345
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 460
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The Highlands Controversy is a rich and perceptive account of the third and last major dispute in nineteenth-century geology stemming from the work of Sir Roderick Murchison. The earlier Devonian and Cambrian-Silurian controversies centered on whether the strata of Devon and Wales should be classified by lithological or paleontological criteria, but the Highlands dispute arose from the difficulties the Scottish Highlands presented to geologists who were just learning to decipher the very complex processes of mountain building and metamorphism. David Oldroyd follows this controversy into the last years of the nineteenth century, as geology was transformed by increasing professionalization and by the development of new field and laboratory techniques. In telling this story, Oldroyd's aim is to analyze how scientific knowledge is constructed within a competitive scientific community—how theory, empirical findings, and social factors interact in the formation of knowledge. Oldroyd uses archival material and his own extensive reconstruction of the nineteenth-century fieldwork in a case study showing how detailed maps and sections made it possible to understand the exceptionally complex geological structure of the Highlands An invaluable addition to the history of geology, The Highlands Controversy also makes important contributions to our understanding of the social and conceptual processes of scientific work, especially in times of heated dispute.
The Natural History of the Earth Illustrated Enlarged and Defended
Author: John Woodward
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Languages : en
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The Athenaeum
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Category : Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 924
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Category : Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 924
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Natural History of Intellect and Other Papers
Author: Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Category : American essays
Languages : en
Pages : 236
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Category : American essays
Languages : en
Pages : 236
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The Book Buyer
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Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 530
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A review and record of current literature.
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Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 530
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A review and record of current literature.