The Rejection of Continental Drift: Theory and Method in American Earth Science
Author:   Naomi Oreskes (Gallatin School of Individualized Study, Gallatin School of Individualized Study, New York University, USA)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press Inc
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9780195117332


Pages:   432
Publication Date:   01 July 1999
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Author:   Naomi Oreskes (Gallatin School of Individualized Study, Gallatin School of Individualized Study, New York University, USA)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press Inc
Imprint:   Oxford University Press Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 21.70cm , Height: 3.00cm , Length: 16.40cm
Weight:   0.644kg
ISBN:  

9780195117332


ISBN 10:   0195117336
Pages:   432
Publication Date:   01 July 1999
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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I. Not the Mechanism 1: Two Visions of the Earth 2: The Collapse of Thermal Contraction 3: To Reconcile Historical Geology with Isotasy: Continental Drift 4: Drift Mechanisms in the 1920s II. Theory and Method 5: From Fact to Theory 6: The Short Step Backward 7: Uniformitarianism and Unity III. A Revolution in Acceptance 8: Direct and Indirect Evidence 9: An Evidentiary and Epistemic Shift 10: The Depersonalization of Geology

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Oreskes's book contains much pertinent information that will be useful to those interested in the history of tectonics in the twentieth century, and she presents it lucidly, in a well-organized manner. ISIS


Oreskes's book contains much pertinent information that will be useful to those interested in the history of tectonics in the twentieth century, and she presents it lucidly, in a well-organized manner. * ISIS *


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