Book ID: CBB001021017

The World in a Crucible: Laboratory Practice and Geological Theory at the Beginning of Geology (2009)

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Newcomb, Sally (Author)


Geological Society of America


Publication Date: 2009
Physical Details: xv + 204 pp.; ill.; bibl.; index
Language: English

Description On the significance of laboratory studies of rocks and minerals to geological theory.


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Essay Review Norris, John (2012) Laboratory Work in Early Geoscience: Changing the Story. Metascience: An International Review Journal for the History, Philosophy and Social Studies of Science (pp. 575-578). unapi

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Authors & Contributors
Carozzi, Marguerite
Escamilla-González, Francisco Omar
Morelos-Rodríguez, Lucero
Sengör, A. M. Celâl
Rosenberg, Gary D.
Repcheck, Jack
Concepts
Geology
Earth sciences
Historical geology; theory of the earth
Mineralogy
Petrology
Geochemistry
Time Periods
18th century
19th century
17th century
20th century, early
21st century
20th century
Places
United Kingdom
Mexico City (Mexico)
Freiberg (Germany)
United States
Sweden
North America
Institutions
Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (RSA)
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