The rejection of continental drift [[electronic resource] ] : theory and method in American earth science / / Naomi Oreskes
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Oreskes Naomi
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| Titolo: |
The rejection of continental drift [[electronic resource] ] : theory and method in American earth science / / Naomi Oreskes
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| Pubblicazione: | New York, : Oxford University Press, 1999 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (433 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 551.136 |
| 551.13601 | |
| Soggetto topico: | Continental drift |
| Geology - United States - History - 20th century | |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| Note generali: | Previously issued in print: 1999. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 371-403) and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Contents; Introduction: The Instability of Scientific Truth; I: Not the Mechanism; II: Theory and Method; III: A Revolution in Acceptance; Epilogue: Utility and Truth; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
| Sommario/riassunto: | Why did American geologists reject the notion of continental drift, first posed in 1915? And why did British scientists view the theory as a pleasing confirmation? This text, based on archival resources, provides answers to these questions. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | The rejection of continental drift |
| ISBN: | 0-19-756118-7 |
| 1-280-76154-7 | |
| 9786610761548 | |
| 0-19-535360-9 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910458524803321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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