Thinking about the Earth
Download or Read eBook Thinking about the Earth PDF written by David Roger Oldroyd and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 1996 with total page 462 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : David Roger Oldroyd |
| Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
| Total Pages | : 462 |
| Release | : 1996 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0674883829 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780674883826 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (29 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Thinking about the Earth by : David Roger Oldroyd
Book excerpt: 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.
