Philosophy of geohistory, 1785-1970 / Edited by Claude C. Albritton, Jr.
| Uniform Title: | Benchmark papers in geology ;
13. |
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| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Stroudsburg, Pa. :
Dowden, Hutchinson & Ross,
[1975]
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| Series: | Benchmark papers in geology ;
13. |
| Subjects: | |
| Physical Description: | xiii, 386 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm. |
| Format: | Book |
Contents:
- Toulmin, S. E. The discovery of time
- Hutton, J. The system of the earth, its duration, and stability
- Playfair, J. Excerpts from Illustrations of the Huttonian theory of the earth
- Lyell, C. Prejudices which have retarded the progress of geology
- Whewell, W. The two antagonist doctrines of geology
- Chamberlin, T. C. The method of multiple working hypotheses
- Gilbert, G. K. The origin of hypotheses, illustrated by the discussion of a topographic problem
- Davis, W. M. The value of outrageous geological hypotheses
- Johnson, D. W. Role of analysis in scientific investigation
- Mackin, J. H. Rational and empirical methods of investigation in geology
- Anderson, C. A. Simplicity in structural geology
- Hubbert, M. K. Critique of the principle of uniformity
- Simpson, G. G. Uniformitarianism
- Hooykaas, R. Catastrophism in geology, its scientific character in relation to actualism and uniformitarianism
- Kitts, D. B. Geologic time.