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OverviewThroughout history man has been discovering fossil bones. Our interpretations of these discoveries through the centuries provides an insight into the development of scientific knowledge. This book traces the history of vertebrate palaeontolgoy from the discoveries and interpretations of fossil bones by the Greeks and Romans and their role as evidence for the biblical flood through to the formulation of the synthetic theory of evolution after the First World War. The author shows how the pioneering work of Cuvier in the 19th century and the inspiration of Darwin and others led to modern theories of evolution. He goes on to look at the great palaeontological finds which resulted from the opening-up of the American West, the industrial exploitation of minerals in Europe and colonial expansion in Asia and Africa. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Eric BuffetautPublisher: Kluwer Academic Publishers Group Imprint: Kluwer Academic Publishers Weight: 0.550kg ISBN: 9780709939627ISBN 10: 0709939620 Pages: 240 Publication Date: January 1987 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Out of Print Availability: Out of stock  Table of ContentsPre-scientific notions about fossil vertebrates; diluvialist interpretations of the 17th and 18th centuries; 18th century philosophers and the problem of extinction; Blumenbach, Cuvier and earth's revolutions; early 19th century controversies; vertebrate palaeontology and Darwinism; 19th century vertebrate palaeontology before the World War One; vertebrate palaeontology in the age of imperialism; epilogue; a brief review of developments since 1914.ReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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