| Description |
vi, 313 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages [279]-304. |
| Contents |
Solid as a rock? Geology before Wegener -- Wegener and his theory: antecedents and arguments -- Debate around the earth -- Specialties, localism and problem-solving -- Interregnum: competition and stalemate -- Palaeomagnetism, drift and polar wandering -- Patterns and puzzles from the sea -- Shifting theories -- "Revolution" proclaimed -- Theories of scientific change and the modern revolution in geology. |
| Note |
Includes index. |
| Subject |
Continental drift.
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Science -- Philosophy.
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Science -- Methodology.
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| ISBN |
0521322103 |
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0521311055 paperback |
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