Author: Alexander Logie Du Toit
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Continental drift
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
A Geological Comparison of South America with South Africa
Author: Alexander Logie Du Toit
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Continental drift
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Continental drift
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
A Geological Comparison of South America With South Africa
Author: Alex L (Alexander Logie) Du Toit
Publisher: Hassell Street Press
ISBN: 9781019356371
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This groundbreaking work by Alexander Logie Du Toit compares the geology of South America and South Africa, highlighting the similarities and differences between the two continents. With detailed maps, charts, and illustrations, Du Toit provides a wealth of information for geologists, scientists, and anyone interested in the history and formation of the earth's crust. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Publisher: Hassell Street Press
ISBN: 9781019356371
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This groundbreaking work by Alexander Logie Du Toit compares the geology of South America and South Africa, highlighting the similarities and differences between the two continents. With detailed maps, charts, and illustrations, Du Toit provides a wealth of information for geologists, scientists, and anyone interested in the history and formation of the earth's crust. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
A geological comparison of South America with South Africa
Author: Alex L. Du Toit
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 158
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 158
Book Description
A Geological Comparison of South America with South Africa
Author: Alexander Logie Du Toit
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 158
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 158
Book Description
‘Africa Forms the Key’
Author: Suryakanthie Chetty
Publisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 3030527115
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 277
Book Description
This book examines the work of prominent South African geologist Alex Du Toit as a means of understanding the debate around continental drift both in segregation-era South Africa and internationally. It contextualises Du Toit’s work within a particularly formative period of South African science, from the paleoanthropological discoveries that sparked debates about the origins of humankind to Jan Smuts’ own theory of holism. Beyond South African scientific discoveries, the book sets Du Toit’s work against a backdrop of ideological struggles over space, both domestically in terms of segregation and nationalism, as well as internationally as South Africa sought to assert its position within the Commonwealth. These debates were embodied by Du Toit’s work on the theory of continental drift, which put Africa – and South Africa – at the centre geologically and geographically. The author also focuses on the divisions in geology caused by drift theory, tracing the vigorous intellectual debate and dissent indicative of the ideological milieu within which scientific thought is constructed. It traces the history of continental drift from its inception in the nineteenth century and later work of Alfred Wegener, which was both elaborated upon and substantiated by Du Toit. The study further focuses on Du Toit’s research on continental drift in South African and South America, and the geological, fossil and climatological evidence used to bolster this theory.
Publisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 3030527115
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 277
Book Description
This book examines the work of prominent South African geologist Alex Du Toit as a means of understanding the debate around continental drift both in segregation-era South Africa and internationally. It contextualises Du Toit’s work within a particularly formative period of South African science, from the paleoanthropological discoveries that sparked debates about the origins of humankind to Jan Smuts’ own theory of holism. Beyond South African scientific discoveries, the book sets Du Toit’s work against a backdrop of ideological struggles over space, both domestically in terms of segregation and nationalism, as well as internationally as South Africa sought to assert its position within the Commonwealth. These debates were embodied by Du Toit’s work on the theory of continental drift, which put Africa – and South Africa – at the centre geologically and geographically. The author also focuses on the divisions in geology caused by drift theory, tracing the vigorous intellectual debate and dissent indicative of the ideological milieu within which scientific thought is constructed. It traces the history of continental drift from its inception in the nineteenth century and later work of Alfred Wegener, which was both elaborated upon and substantiated by Du Toit. The study further focuses on Du Toit’s research on continental drift in South African and South America, and the geological, fossil and climatological evidence used to bolster this theory.
Oceanographic History
Author: Keith Rodney Benson
Publisher: University of Washington Press
ISBN: 9780295982397
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 576
Book Description
From a study of knowledge of the sea among indigenous cultures in the South Seas to inquiries into the subject of sea monsters, from studies of Pacific currents to descriptions of ocean-going research vessels, the sixty-three essays presented here reflect the scientific complexity and richness of social relationships that characterize ocean-ographic history. Based on papers presented at the Fifth International Congress on the History of Oceanography held at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography (the first ICHO meeting following the cessation of the Cold War), the volume features an unusual breadth of contributions. Oceanography itself involves the full spectrum of physical, biological, and earth sciences in their formal, empirical, and applied manifestations. The contributors to Oceanographic History: The Pacific and Beyond undertake the interdisciplinary task of telling the story of oceanography’s past, drawing on diverse methodologies. Their essays explore the concepts, techniques, and technologies of oceanography, as well as the social, economic, and institutional determinants of oceanographic history. Although focused on the Pacific, the geographic range of subjects is global and includes Micronesia, East Africa, and Antarctica; the bathymetric range comprises inshore fisheries, coral reefs, and the "azoic zone." The seventy-one contributors represent every continent of the globe except Antarctica, bringing together material on the history of oceanography never before published.
Publisher: University of Washington Press
ISBN: 9780295982397
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 576
Book Description
From a study of knowledge of the sea among indigenous cultures in the South Seas to inquiries into the subject of sea monsters, from studies of Pacific currents to descriptions of ocean-going research vessels, the sixty-three essays presented here reflect the scientific complexity and richness of social relationships that characterize ocean-ographic history. Based on papers presented at the Fifth International Congress on the History of Oceanography held at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography (the first ICHO meeting following the cessation of the Cold War), the volume features an unusual breadth of contributions. Oceanography itself involves the full spectrum of physical, biological, and earth sciences in their formal, empirical, and applied manifestations. The contributors to Oceanographic History: The Pacific and Beyond undertake the interdisciplinary task of telling the story of oceanography’s past, drawing on diverse methodologies. Their essays explore the concepts, techniques, and technologies of oceanography, as well as the social, economic, and institutional determinants of oceanographic history. Although focused on the Pacific, the geographic range of subjects is global and includes Micronesia, East Africa, and Antarctica; the bathymetric range comprises inshore fisheries, coral reefs, and the "azoic zone." The seventy-one contributors represent every continent of the globe except Antarctica, bringing together material on the history of oceanography never before published.
The Scientific Imagination in South Africa
Author: William Beinart
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108837085
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 419
Book Description
An innovative three hundred year exploration of the social and political contexts of science and the scientific imagination in South Africa.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108837085
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 419
Book Description
An innovative three hundred year exploration of the social and political contexts of science and the scientific imagination in South Africa.
Proceedings of the Geological Society of South Africa
Author: Geological Society of South Africa
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 574
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 574
Book Description
The Continental Drift Controversy: Volume 1, Wegener and the Early Debate
Author: Henry R. Frankel
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1316616045
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 627
Book Description
The definitive account of the early debate over Wegener's theory of continental drift, based on extensive interviews and archival material.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1316616045
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 627
Book Description
The definitive account of the early debate over Wegener's theory of continental drift, based on extensive interviews and archival material.
Geological Survey Professional Paper
Author:
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Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 468
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 468
Book Description