Rocky Roads from Firenze: History of Geological Time and Change 1650-1900

Abstract

Print on Demand version available via http://www.linguaterraebooks.nl - History of Geological Time and Change 1650-1900. This book describes the historical developments of geology as a natural science. It is aimed at geologists interested in the history of their science and at historians with a taste for geology. Although technical questions and issues are discussed in detail, care has also been taken to make the content accessible to readers lacking a geological background.