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Great Geological Controversies by  A Hallam - Paperback - First Edition Thus - 1983 - from Kalligraphia and Biblio.com
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Great Geological Controversies

by Hallam, A

First Edition Thus

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Oxford: Oxford University Press. Very Good.. 1983. First Edition Thus. Paperback. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall 0198544308 vii + 182 pages including Index. The author presents a narrative account of 5 celebrated controversies in geology: neptunists versus vulcanists and plutonists; catastrophists versus uniformitarians; the ice age; the age of the earth; continental drift. The text is illustrated with many quotations from the writings of those who took part in these controversies. Some much-discussed models of scientific change, including those of Popper and Lakatos, are reviewed in the light of the controversies presented. Stiff card covers, a little rubbed at corners. Contents clean. A Very Good copy. .

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