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The rejection of continental drift : theory and method in American earth science / Naomi Oreskes.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Oreskes, Naomi.
- Series:
- Oxford scholarship online.
- Oxford scholarship online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Continental drift.
- Geology--United States--History--20th century.
- Geology.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (433 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Oxford University Press, 1999.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Why did American geologists reject the notion of continental drift, first posed in 1915? And why did British scientists view the theory as a pleasing confirmation? This text, based on archival resources, provides answers to these questions.
- Contents:
- Contents; Introduction: The Instability of Scientific Truth; I: Not the Mechanism; II: Theory and Method; III: A Revolution in Acceptance; Epilogue: Utility and Truth; Notes; Bibliography; Index
- Notes:
- Previously issued in print: 1999.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 371-403) and index.
- Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-756118-7
- 1-280-76154-7
- 9786610761548
- 0-19-535360-9
- OCLC:
- 434890972
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