Book of Donmon Teith

Why did American geologists reject the notion of continental drift, first posed in 1915? And why did British scientists view the theory as a pleasing confirmati

In the early twentieth century, American earth scientists were united in their opposition to the new--and highly radical--notion of continental drift, even goin

A source of profound influence and controversy, this landmark 1915 work explains various phenomena of historical geology, geomorphy, paleontology, paleoclimatol

This book provides an overview of the history of plate tectonics, including in-context definitions of the key terms. It explains how the forerunners of the theo

Fifty years ago, no one could explain mountains. Arguments about their origin were spirited, to say the least. Progressive scientists were ridiculed for their i