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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Naomi Oreskes (Gallatin School of Individualized Study, Gallatin School of Individualized Study, New York University, USA)Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc Imprint: Oxford University Press Inc Dimensions: Width: 21.70cm , Height: 3.00cm , Length: 16.40cm Weight: 0.644kg ISBN: 9780195117332ISBN 10: 0195117336 Pages: 432 Publication Date: 01 July 1999 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsI. Not the Mechanism 1: Two Visions of the Earth 2: The Collapse of Thermal Contraction 3: To Reconcile Historical Geology with Isotasy: Continental Drift 4: Drift Mechanisms in the 1920s II. Theory and Method 5: From Fact to Theory 6: The Short Step Backward 7: Uniformitarianism and Unity III. A Revolution in Acceptance 8: Direct and Indirect Evidence 9: An Evidentiary and Epistemic Shift 10: The Depersonalization of GeologyReviewsOreskes's book contains much pertinent information that will be useful to those interested in the history of tectonics in the twentieth century, and she presents it lucidly, in a well-organized manner. ISIS Oreskes's book contains much pertinent information that will be useful to those interested in the history of tectonics in the twentieth century, and she presents it lucidly, in a well-organized manner. * ISIS * Author InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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