Theories of the Earth and Universe: A History of Dogma in the Earth Sciences
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| Author | Samuel Warren Carey |
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| Published | 1988 |
| Publisher | Stanford University Press |
| Pages | 436 |
| ISBN | 0804713642 |
The classic book. This book is about the history of geology and its theories. Carey, long-time professor in Tasmania, reviews the problems seemingly always encountered when new ideas (whether about fossils or mountain building) displace old ones. An early adherent of the idea of continental movement over the earth's surface, Carey ascribes such movement to an expanding earth rather than to movement over its own substrata, as is generally accepted. There is an amazing amount of information for general readers to devour in this fine volume. (Illustrations not seen.) R.G. Schipf, Univ. of Montana Lib., Missoula