Philosophy of geohistory, 1785-1970

Author(s)

• Albritton, Claude C.

Bibliographic Information

Philosophy of geohistory, 1785-1970

Edited by Claude C. Albritton, Jr

（Benchmark papers in geology, v. 13）

Dowden, Hutchinson & Ross, [1975]

Note

Includes bibliographies

Contents of Works

• 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

• NCID: BA02948578
• ISBN:
  • 0471020524
• LCCN: 74010559
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Stroudsburg, Pa.
• Pages/Volumes: xiii, 386 p
• Size: 26 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : QE11
  • DC : 550/.9
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Earth sciences -- History -- Addresses, essays, lectures
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA00238505