Book ID: CBB138160042

History of Geoscience: Celebrating 50 Years of INHIGEO (2017)

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Mayer, W. (Editor)
Clary, Renee M. (Editor)
Azuela, Luz Fernanda (Editor)
T. S. Mota (Editor)
Wolkowicz, Stanislaw (Editor)


Geological Society
Volume: 442


Publication Date: 2017
Physical Details: 456
Language: English

The study of the Earth's origin, its composition, the processes that changed and shaped it over time and the fossils preserved in rocks, have occupied enquiring minds from ancient times. The contributions in this volume trace the history of ideas and the research of scholars in a wide range of geological disciplines that have paved the way to our present-day understanding and knowledge of the physical nature of our planet and the diversity of life that inhabited it. To mark the 50th anniversary of the founding of the International Commission on the History of Geology, the book features contributions that give insights into its establishment and progress. In other sections authors reflect on the value of studying the history of the geosciences and provide accounts of early investigations in fields as diverse as tectonics, volcanology, geomorphology, vertebrate palaeontology and petroleum geology. Other papers discuss the establishment of geological surveys, the contribution of women to geology and biographical sketches of noted scholars in various fields of geoscience.

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Authors & Contributors
Jayne C. Aubele
Hadeel Assali
Mamdani, Mahmood
Larry Steven Crumpler
Amy Moe-Hoffman
Brick, Gregory Arthur
Concepts
Geology
Earth sciences
Historical geology; theory of the earth
Geological surveys
Natural history
Petroleum industry
Time Periods
19th century
18th century
21st century
20th century, late
20th century, early
20th century
Places
France
Minnesota (U.S.)
Midwestern states (U.S.)
Catalonia (Spain)
Palestine
United States
Institutions
International Commission on the History of Geological Sciences (INHIGEO)
Geological Society of America
Geological Survey of Canada
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