Thinking about the Earth: A History of Ideas in Geology (Studies in the History and Philosophy of the Earth Sciences) by Oldroyd, David (1996) Hardcover

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Earth, Water, Ice and Fire: Two Hundred Years of Geological Research in the English Lake District (Memoir (Geological Society of London), No. 25.)

(Memoir 25. Earth, Water, Ice and Fire: 200 Years of Geolo...)

Memoir 25. Earth, Water, Ice and Fire: 200 Years of Geological Research in the English Lake District. A detailed study of geological research in the Lake District from the end of the 18th century to the end of 2000. This volume shows, by historical exposition, how the modern understanding of the stratigraphy and the geological history and structure of a specific region has been achieved. It recounts the work of individual scientists and institutions (especially the British Geological Survey); differences and developments of interpretation; the emergence of new techniques; the development of mapping and the events lying behind the publication of Lakeland maps; the roles of research students, university staff, surveyors, amateurs, government and industry. A special feature is the discussion of the relationship between the study of Lakeland geology and the problem of nuclear waste disposal. The book should be of interest to geologists and other scientists, to historians of science, and anyone interested in Lakeland science, history and topography. Also available: The Geology Of England And Wales - ISBN 1862391998 Four Centuries of Geological Travel: The Search for Knowledge on Foot, Bicycle, Sledge and Camel - Special Publication no 287 - ISBN 186239234X The Geological Society of London Founded in 1807, the Geological Society of London is the oldest geological society in the world, and one of the largest publishers in the Earth sciences. The Society publishes a wide range of high-quality peer-reviewed titles for academics and professionals working in the geosciences, and enjoys an enviable international reputation for the quality of its work. The many areas in which we publish in include: -Petroleum geology -Tectonics, structural geology and geodynamics -Stratigraphy, sedimentology and paleontology -Volcanology, magmatic studies and geochemistry -Remote sensing -History of geology -Regional geology guides

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Thinking about the Earth: A History of Ideas in Geology (Studies in the History and Philosophy of the Earth Sciences)

( Not quite a history of geology, Thinking about the Ear...)

Not quite a history of geology, Thinking about the Earth is a history of the geological tradition of Western science. Beginning with a discussion of "organic" views of the earth in ancient cultures, 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. He brings us back to the idea that the earth may, in a sense, be regarded as a living entity, or at least that life is an essential feature of its behavior. Oldroyd offers a broad-brush contribution to the history of ideas and theories about the earth, providing a general synthesis of what science-historians have written about the history of the earth sciences. He shows us that ideas about the earth have been changing constantly since the beginnings of geological science in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, and indeed that ideas changed much more rapidly after the establishment of this science than in preceding centuries. Thinking about the Earth does not assume previous knowledge of earth science. What it does require is an openness to the notion that an understanding of what geologists have to tell us today about the earth can be achieved by examining the evolving history of ideas in geology. This book will be of considerable interest to historians of science, historians of ideas, geologists, students of earth science, and general readers as well.

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The Highlands Controversy: Constructing Geological Knowledge through Fieldwork in Nineteenth-Century Britain (Science and Its Conceptual Foundations series)

( The Highlands Controversy is a rich and perceptive acco...)

The Highlands Controversy is a rich and perceptive account of the third and last major dispute in nineteenth-century geology stemming from the work of Sir Roderick Murchison. The earlier Devonian and Cambrian-Silurian controversies centered on whether the strata of Devon and Wales should be classified by lithological or paleontological criteria, but the Highlands dispute arose from the difficulties the Scottish Highlands presented to geologists who were just learning to decipher the very complex processes of mountain building and metamorphism. David Oldroyd follows this controversy into the last years of the nineteenth century, as geology was transformed by increasing professionalization and by the development of new field and laboratory techniques. In telling this story, Oldroyd's aim is to analyze how scientific knowledge is constructed within a competitive scientific community—how theory, empirical findings, and social factors interact in the formation of knowledge. Oldroyd uses archival material and his own extensive reconstruction of the nineteenth-century fieldwork in a case study showing how detailed maps and sections made it possible to understand the exceptionally complex geological structure of the Highlands An invaluable addition to the history of geology, The Highlands Controversy also makes important contributions to our understanding of the social and conceptual processes of scientific work, especially in times of heated dispute.

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Darwinian Impacts: An Introduction to the Darwinian Revolution

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The Arch of Knowledge: An Introductory Study of the History of the Philosophy and Methodology of Science

(Adopts the notion of an 'arch of knowledge' representing ...)

Adopts the notion of an 'arch of knowledge' representing the double pathway of induction and deduction: from empirical observations to theoretical principles to predictions that may be tested experimentally.

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The Highlands Controversy: Constructing Geological Knowledge through Fieldwork in Nineteenth-Century Britain (Science and Its Conceptual Foundations s) 1st edition by Oldroyd, David R. (1990) Paperback

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