When Geologists Were Historians, 1665-1750.
Rappaport, Rhoda.
When Geologists Were Historians, 1665-1750. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (322 pages)
Cover -- When Geologists Were Historians -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1 The Republic of Letters -- 2 Certainty and Probability -- 3 Natural and Civil History -- 4 Fossil Questions -- 5 Diluvialism, For and Against -- 6 Alternatives to Diluvialism: Some Ingredients -- 7 Alternatives to Diluvialism: Some Syntheses -- 8 Buffon and the Rejection of History -- Abbreviations -- Bibliography -- Index.
"An essential perspective for those seeking a serious introduction to early geological science and a fundamental point of departure for future research.... No other book has this scope and conceptual focus."--Kenneth L. Taylor, University of.
9781501729614
Geology-Europe-History-17th century.
Electronic books.
QE13.E85 .R377 1997
551/.094/09032
When Geologists Were Historians, 1665-1750. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (322 pages)
Cover -- When Geologists Were Historians -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1 The Republic of Letters -- 2 Certainty and Probability -- 3 Natural and Civil History -- 4 Fossil Questions -- 5 Diluvialism, For and Against -- 6 Alternatives to Diluvialism: Some Ingredients -- 7 Alternatives to Diluvialism: Some Syntheses -- 8 Buffon and the Rejection of History -- Abbreviations -- Bibliography -- Index.
"An essential perspective for those seeking a serious introduction to early geological science and a fundamental point of departure for future research.... No other book has this scope and conceptual focus."--Kenneth L. Taylor, University of.
9781501729614
Geology-Europe-History-17th century.
Electronic books.
QE13.E85 .R377 1997
551/.094/09032