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Lyell and Darwin, geologists : studies in the earth sciences in the age of reform / Martin J.S. Rudwick.
| Author/creator | Rudwick, M. J. S. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Aldershot, Hampshire, Great Britain ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, ©2005. |
| Description | 1 volume (various pagings) : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Variorum collected studies ; CS818 Collected studies CS818. ^A355371 |
| Contents | Uniformity and progression: reflections on the structure of geological theory in the age of Lyell -- Lyell and the Principles of geology -- Poulett Scrope on the volcanoes of the Auvergne: Lyellian time and political economy -- Lyell on Etna, and the antiquity of the earth -- Historical analogies in the geological work of Charles Lyell -- Charles Lyell's dream of a statistical palaeontology -- Caricature as a source for the history of science: De le Beche's anti-Lyellian sketches of 1831 -- Charles Lyell, F.R.S. (1797-1875) and his London lectures on geology, 1832-33 -- Charles Darwin in London: the integration of public and private science -- Darwin and Glen Roy: a "great failure" in a scientific method? |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2004062693 |
| ISBN | 0860789594 (alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780860789598 (alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | QE11 .R83 2005 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |