From Mineralogy to Geology: The Foundations of a Science, 1650-1830"A fine treatment of this critical time in geology's history. Although it goes against our standard histories of the field, Laudan defends her views convincingly. Her style is direct, with carefully reasoned personal opinions and interpretations clearly defined."—Jere H. Lipps, The Scientist |
Contents
Mineralogy and Cosmogony in the Late | 20 |
Minerals and basic ontologies | 28 |
Histories of the earth | 36 |
The BecherStahl School of Mineralogy | 47 |
The Botanical Model Rejected | 70 |
Werner and the School of Freiberg | 87 |
The Huttonian Alternative | 113 |
Historical Geology | 138 |
Wernerian Causal Geology | 180 |
Lyells Geological Logic | 201 |
Postscript | 222 |
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From Mineralogy to Geology: The Foundations of a Science, 1650-1830 Rachel Laudan Limited preview - 1994 |
From Mineralogy to Geology: The Foundations of a Science, 1650-1830 Rachel Laudan Limited preview - 1987 |
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