Mind over Magma : The Story of Igneous Petrology / Davis A. Young.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Young, Davis A., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Igneous rocks.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2018]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Mind over Magma chronicles the scientific effort to unravel the mysteries of rocks that solidified on or beneath Earth's surface from the intensely hot, molten material called magma. The first-ever comprehensive history of the study of such igneous rocks, it traces the development of igneous petrology from ancient descriptions of volcanic eruptions to recent work incorporating insights from physical chemistry, isotope studies, and fluid dynamics. Intellectual developments in the field--from the application of scientific methods to the study of rocks to the discovery of critical data and the development of the field's major theories--are considered within their broader geographical, social, and technological contexts. Mind over Magma examines the spread of igneous petrology from western Europe to North America, South Africa, Japan, Australia, and much of the rest of the world. It considers the professionalization and Anglicization of the field, detailing changes in publication outlets, the role of women, and the influence of government funding. The book also highlights the significant role that technological developments--including the polarizing microscope, high-temperature quenching furnaces, and instrumental analysis--have played in the discovery of new data and development of revolutionary insights into the nature of igneous rocks. Both an engagingly told story and a major reference, Mind over Magma is the only available history of this important field. As such, it will be appreciated by petrologists, geochemists, and other geologists as well as by those interested in the history of science.

Contents:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

FIGURES

TABLES

PREFACE

THE FOUNDATIONAL ERA

1. BREATH-PIPES AND IGNIVOMOUS MOUNTAINS

2. BASALTES PRISMATIQUES

3. FIRE OR WATER?

4. THE "INSOLENTLY TRIUMPHANT DOGMAII

5. SUBTERRANEOUS LAVA

THE PRIMITIVE ERA

6. WET OR DRY?

7. CLASSES AND ORDERS

8. BASALT AND TRACHYTE

THE MICROSCOPE ERA

9. MINUTE OBJECTS, GREAT CONCLUSIONS

10. BASALT OR MELAPHYRE?

11. PROVINCES AND PLUGS

12. SPALTUNG UND KERNE

13. PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY AND PETROLOGY

14. THE LANGUAGE OF PETROLOGY

15. MELDOMETERS AND THERMOCOUPLES

THE EXPERIMENTAL ERA

16. CLEARING THE MISTS

17. AN UNSURPASSED NATURAL LABORATORY

18. CONE SHEETS AND CAULDRONS

19. MAGMA OR EMANATIONS?

20. PONTIFFS AND SOAKS

21. MODES AND NORMS

THE GEOCHEMICAL ERA

22. STRUCTURES AND SPECTRA

23. THE SEA BELOW, THE HEAVENS ABOVE

24. DELTA AND EPSILON

25. MATHEMATICAL MODELING

26. BOMBS AND BUFFERS

27. CLASSIFICATION SALVAGED?

The Fluid Dynamical Era

28. RAYLEIGH AND REYNOLDS

29. PARADIGM LOST, PARADIGM REGAINED?

30. PAST AND FUTURE

BIBLIOGRAPHY

INDEX OF NAMES

INDEX OF SUBJECTS

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 23. Mai 2019)

ISBN:

0-691-18772-X

OCLC:

1043770904