Great geological controversies
By: A. Hallam.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 1989
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 244
Subjects: Geology -- History.
Description: This second edition of the author's account of celebrated controversies in geology embraces many of the important ideas that have emerged since the birth of the subject. The two new chapters are on the emergence of stratigraphy in the 19th century and on the mass extinctions controversy.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.