LEADER 02599nam 2200457 450 001 9910825986303321 005 20191202090845.0 010 $a1-78046-614-5 010 $a1-78046-624-2 035 $a(CKB)27389910800041 035 $a(BIP)069036365 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5970690 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL5970690 035 $a(OCoLC)1127189294 035 $a(EXLCZ)9927389910800041 100 $a20191202h20202020 uy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 10$aBreakthroughs in geology $eideas that transformed earth science /$fGraham Park 210 1$aEdinburgh :$cDunedin,$d[2020] 210 4$d2020 215 $a1 online resource (279 p.) 311 $a9781780466156 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 330 8 $aGeological research does not flow steadily onwards by means of small incremental advances but can be better understood as a series of significant discoveries or changes in interpretation that transformed the way we understand the Earth. Each of these changes or new ideas encouraged a burst of activity as researchers attempted to apply them more widely in order to test their universality, and thereby their validity as a scientific theory.Probably the best example of such a transformative idea is Plate Tectonics, which, although questioned at the time it was introduced, is now universally accepted as a general principleA large number of the subsequent advances in geological understanding have been based upon this breakthrough. Each of the 12 chapters in this book represents a new idea or discovery, which is discussed in its historical context. In each case the salient features of these ideas are described, together with some biographical details of the individual scientists credited with them - but also mentioning others whose role in the generation of the idea is perhaps not so obvious.Of instant appeal to geologists and other earth scientists interested in how their science evolved over time by means of a number of revolutionary ideas, this book also serves as a paradigm for the history of science across many disciplines. 606 $aEarth sciences$xHistory 606 $aGeology$xHistory 615 0$aEarth sciences$xHistory. 615 0$aGeology$xHistory. 676 $a551 700 $aPark$b Graham$01640377 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910825986303321 996 $aBreakthroughs in geology$93983893 997 $aUNINA