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Naomi Oreskes

The Rejection of Continental Drift

Theory and Method in American Earth Science

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In the early twentieth century, American earth scientists were united in their opposition to the new--and highly radical--notion of continental drift, even going so far as to label the theory unscientific. Some fifty years later, however, continental drift was heralded as a major scientificbreakthrough and today it is accepted as scientific fact. Why did American geologists reject so adamantly an idea that is now considered a cornerstone of the discipline? And why were their European colleagues receptive to it so much earlier? This book, based on extensive archival research on threecontinents, provides important new answers while giving the f… Mehr

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  • ISBN: 978-0-19-511733-2
  • EAN: 9780195117332
  • Produktnummer: 22681249
  • Verlag: Oxford University Press
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • Erscheinungsjahr: 1999
  • Seitenangabe: 432 S.
  • Masse: H23.4 cm x B15.4 cm x D2.8 cm 701 g
  • Abbildungen: 25 halftones, 57 line drawings
  • Gewicht: 701

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