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Four revolutions in the earth sciences : from heresy to truth / / James Lawrence Powell
| Four revolutions in the earth sciences : from heresy to truth / / James Lawrence Powell |
| Autore | Powell James Lawrence <1936-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : Columbia University Press, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (385 p.) |
| Disciplina | 550 |
| Soggetto topico |
Geology - History
Geological time Continental drift Meteoritic hypothesis Global warming |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 0-231-53845-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Preface -- Introduction -- PART I. DEEP TIME -- The Abyss of Time -- A Great Mistake Has Been Made -- The Bank of Time -- Account Overdrawn -- Strange Rays -- An Hourglass of Great Precision -- Geochronology -- Duck Soup -- PART II. CONTINENTAL DRIFT AND PLATE TECTONICS -- An Idea to Pursue -- A Very Trusting Man -- Dead on Arrival -- Geologists Unite Against Heresy -- Continental Drift: Not Even Wrong -- Postwar Surprises -- Wandering Poles or Drifting Continents? -- The Final Confrontation -- Spreading Seafloors -- HypotHESSes -- The Discovery of the Century -- All This Rubbish -- PART III. METEORITE IMPACT -- A Trivial Process -- To Hunt a Star -- The Moon's Face -- Rosetta Stone -- To a Rocky Moon -- Worlds in Collision -- Dinosaur Killer -- Out with a Bang -- Cosmic Pinball -- PART IV. GLOBAL WARMING -- Origins of the CO2 Theory -- Tedious Calculations of Extraordinary Interest -- Destructive Criticism -- A Unique Experiment of Planetary Dimensions -- Giant Brains -- Warming Is Unequivocal -- From Heresy to Truth -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Recommended Reading -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910459820203321 |
Powell James Lawrence <1936->
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| New York : , : Columbia University Press, , 2015 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Four revolutions in the earth sciences : from heresy to truth / / James Lawrence Powell
| Four revolutions in the earth sciences : from heresy to truth / / James Lawrence Powell |
| Autore | Powell James Lawrence <1936-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : Columbia University Press, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (385 p.) |
| Disciplina | 550 |
| Soggetto topico |
Geology - History
Geological time Continental drift Meteoritic hypothesis Global warming |
| ISBN | 0-231-53845-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Preface -- Introduction -- PART I. DEEP TIME -- The Abyss of Time -- A Great Mistake Has Been Made -- The Bank of Time -- Account Overdrawn -- Strange Rays -- An Hourglass of Great Precision -- Geochronology -- Duck Soup -- PART II. CONTINENTAL DRIFT AND PLATE TECTONICS -- An Idea to Pursue -- A Very Trusting Man -- Dead on Arrival -- Geologists Unite Against Heresy -- Continental Drift: Not Even Wrong -- Postwar Surprises -- Wandering Poles or Drifting Continents? -- The Final Confrontation -- Spreading Seafloors -- HypotHESSes -- The Discovery of the Century -- All This Rubbish -- PART III. METEORITE IMPACT -- A Trivial Process -- To Hunt a Star -- The Moon's Face -- Rosetta Stone -- To a Rocky Moon -- Worlds in Collision -- Dinosaur Killer -- Out with a Bang -- Cosmic Pinball -- PART IV. GLOBAL WARMING -- Origins of the CO2 Theory -- Tedious Calculations of Extraordinary Interest -- Destructive Criticism -- A Unique Experiment of Planetary Dimensions -- Giant Brains -- Warming Is Unequivocal -- From Heresy to Truth -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Recommended Reading -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910787135203321 |
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Powell James Lawrence <1936->
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| New York : , : Columbia University Press, , 2015 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Four revolutions in the earth sciences : from heresy to truth / / James Lawrence Powell
| Four revolutions in the earth sciences : from heresy to truth / / James Lawrence Powell |
| Autore | Powell James Lawrence <1936-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : Columbia University Press, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (385 p.) |
| Disciplina | 550 |
| Soggetto topico |
Geology - History
Geological time Continental drift Meteoritic hypothesis Global warming |
| ISBN | 0-231-53845-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Preface -- Introduction -- PART I. DEEP TIME -- The Abyss of Time -- A Great Mistake Has Been Made -- The Bank of Time -- Account Overdrawn -- Strange Rays -- An Hourglass of Great Precision -- Geochronology -- Duck Soup -- PART II. CONTINENTAL DRIFT AND PLATE TECTONICS -- An Idea to Pursue -- A Very Trusting Man -- Dead on Arrival -- Geologists Unite Against Heresy -- Continental Drift: Not Even Wrong -- Postwar Surprises -- Wandering Poles or Drifting Continents? -- The Final Confrontation -- Spreading Seafloors -- HypotHESSes -- The Discovery of the Century -- All This Rubbish -- PART III. METEORITE IMPACT -- A Trivial Process -- To Hunt a Star -- The Moon's Face -- Rosetta Stone -- To a Rocky Moon -- Worlds in Collision -- Dinosaur Killer -- Out with a Bang -- Cosmic Pinball -- PART IV. GLOBAL WARMING -- Origins of the CO2 Theory -- Tedious Calculations of Extraordinary Interest -- Destructive Criticism -- A Unique Experiment of Planetary Dimensions -- Giant Brains -- Warming Is Unequivocal -- From Heresy to Truth -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Recommended Reading -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910807146803321 |
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Powell James Lawrence <1936->
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| New York : , : Columbia University Press, , 2015 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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