| From Mineralogy to Geology: The Foundations of a Science, 1650-1830 Contributor(s): Laudan, Rachel (Author) |
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ISBN: 0226469506 ISBN-13: 9780226469508 Publisher: University of Chicago Press OUR PRICE: $98.01 Product Type: Hardcover Published: July 1987 Annotation: Geology, according to most histories of the field, emerged as a separate scientific specialty in early nineteenth-century Britain, where its practitioners attempted to understand the development of the earth's crust and to free geology from the Biblical account of creation. In From Mineralogy to Geology, Rachel Laudan presents a challenging alternative view. By examining earlier scientific traditions in continental Europe, she traces the intellectual roots of geology to mineralogy and chemical cosmogony. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Earth Sciences - General |
| Dewey: 550.9 |
| LCCN: 86030783 |
| Series: Science and Its Conceptual Foundations |
| Physical Information: 0.87" H x 6.34" W x 9.31" (1.10 lbs) 285 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A fine treatment of this critical time in geology's history. Although it goes against our standard histories of the field, Laudan defends her views convincingly. Her style is direct, with carefully reasoned personal opinions and interpretations clearly defined.--Jere H. Lipps, The Scientist |