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Thinking about the Earth : A History of Ideas in Geology (Studies in the History and Philosophy of the Earth Sciences)
Thinking about the Earth A History of Ideas in Geology - Studies in the History and Philosophy of the Earth Sciences Author:David Oldroyd Thinking about the Earth is a history of the geological tradition of Western science. David Oldroyd traverses such topics as "mechanical" and "historicist" views of the earth, map-work, chemical analyses of rocks and minerals, geomorphology, experimental petrology, seismology, theories of mountain building, and geochemistry.