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The Revolution in Geology from the Renaissance to the Enlightenment
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Geological Society of America
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© 2009 Geological Society of America
ISBN print:
9780813712031
Publication date:
April 01, 2009
The Revolution in Geology from the Renaissance to the Enlightenment
Editor(s): Gary D. Rosenberg
https://doi.org/10.1130/MEM203
ISBN (print): 9780813712031
Publisher: Geological Society of America
Published: 2009
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Table of Contents
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PrefaceAuthor(s)Gary D RosenbergGary D RosenbergDepartment of Earth Sciences, Indiana University–Purdue University, IndianapolisSearch for other works by this author on:
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Introduction: The revolution in geology from the Renaissance to the EnlightenmentAuthor(s)Gary D RosenbergGary D RosenbergDepartment of Earth Sciences, Indiana University–Purdue University, 723 West Michigan Street, Indianapolis, Indiana 46202, USASearch for other works by this author on:
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The measure of man and landscape in the Renaissance and Scientific RevolutionAuthor(s)Gary D RosenbergGary D RosenbergDepartment of Earth Sciences, Indiana University–Purdue University, 723 West Michigan Street, Indianapolis, Indiana 46202, USASearch for other works by this author on:
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Geochemical concepts in Isaac Newton’s early alchemyAuthor(s)William R NewmanWilliam R NewmanDepartment of History and Philosophy of Science, Goodbody 130, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 47401, USASearch for other works by this author on:
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From alchemy to science: The Scientific Revolution and Enlightenment in Spanish American mining and metallurgyAuthor(s)Joaquín Pérez MeleroJoaquín Pérez MeleroInstituto Universitario de Historia Simancas, Universidad de Valladolid, Casa del Estudiante, C/Real de Burgos s/n, 47011 Valladolid, SpainSearch for other works by this author on:
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Signs and symbols in Kircher’s Mundus SubterraneusAuthor(s)William C ParcellWilliam C ParcellDepartment of Geology, Wichita State University, 1845 Fairmount Avenue, P.O. Box 27, Wichita, Kansas 67260, USASearch for other works by this author on:
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Niels Stensen—Steno, in the world of collections and museumsAuthor(s)Elsebeth ThomsenElsebeth ThomsenDepartment of Natural Sciences, Tromsø University Museum, NO 9037 Tromsø, NorwaySearch for other works by this author on:
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The Path to Steno’s synthesis on the animal origin of glossopetraeAuthor(s)Kuang-Tai HsuKuang-Tai HsuCenter for General Education/Institute of History, National Tsing Hua University, 101 Kuang-Fu Rd. sec. 2, Hsinchu, 30013, TaiwanSearch for other works by this author on:
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Hooke–Steno relations reconsidered: Reassessing the roles of Ole Borch and Robert BoyleAuthor(s)Toshihiro YamadaToshihiro YamadaDepartment of Science Education, Ibaraki University, 2-1-1 Bunkyo, Mito, Ibaraki 310-8512, JapanSearch for other works by this author on:
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Prompters of Steno’s geological principles: Generation of stones in living beings, glossopetrae and moldingAuthor(s)Troels KardelTroels KardelGammel Holtevej 117B, DK 2840 Holte, DenmarkSearch for other works by this author on:
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The age of Earth in Niels Stensen’s geologyAuthor(s)August ZiggelaarAugust ZiggelaarSankt Knuds Stiftelse, Stenosgade 4 A, 1616 Copenhagen V, DenmarkSearch for other works by this author on:
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Nicolaus Steno and the problem of deep timeAuthor(s)Alan H CutlerAlan H CutlerCarnegie Institution for Science, 1530 P Street, NW, Washington, DC 20005-1910, USASearch for other works by this author on:
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Nicholas Steno and René Descartes: A Cartesian perspective on Steno’s scientific developmentAuthor(s)Sebastian Olden-JørgensenSebastian Olden-JørgensenSaxo-Institute, History Section, University of Copenhagen, Njalsgade 80, DK-2300 Copenhagen S, DenmarkSearch for other works by this author on:
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On the origin of natural history: Steno’s modern, but forgotten philosophy of scienceAuthor(s)Jens Morten HansenJens Morten HansenGeological Survey of Denmark and Greenland, Øster Voldgade 10, DK-1350 Copenhagen K, DenmarkSearch for other works by this author on:
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Nicholas Steno’s way from experience to faith: Geological evolution and the original sin of mankindAuthor(s)Frank SobiechFrank SobiechRotheweg 99, 33102 Paderborn, GermanySearch for other works by this author on:
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The Scientific Revolution and Nicholas Steno’s twofold conversionAuthor(s)Gian Battista VaiGian Battista VaiDipartimento di Scienze della Terra e Geologico–Ambientali, Università di Bologna, via Zamboni 67, I-40127 Bologna, ItalySearch for other works by this author on:
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Benjamin Franklin and geologyAuthor(s)Dennis R DeanDennis R Dean834 Washington Street, Evanston, Illinois 60202-4346, USASearch for other works by this author on:
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Thomas Jefferson, extinction, and the evolving view of Earth history in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuriesAuthor(s)Stephen M RowlandStephen M RowlandDepartment of Geoscience, University of Nevada–Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada 89154, USASearch for other works by this author on:
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“Very vain is Science’ proudest boast”: The resistance to geological theory in early nineteenth-century EnglandAuthor(s)Noah HeringmanNoah HeringmanDepartment of English, University of Missouri–Columbia, Columbia, Missouri 65211, USASearch for other works by this author on:
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Charles S. Peirce and the “Light of Nature”Author(s)Victor R BakerVictor R BakerDepartment of Hydrology and Water Resources, The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721-0011, USASearch for other works by this author on:
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Theory choice in the historical sciences: Geology as a philosophical case studyAuthor(s)William L VanderburghWilliam L VanderburghDepartment of Philosophy, 1845 N. Fairmount Street, Campus Box 74, Wichita, Kansas 67260-0074, USASearch for other works by this author on:
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Natural theology, design and lawAuthor(s)Michael T GhiselinMichael T GhiselinCenter for the History and Philosophy of Science, California Academy of Sciences, 55 Music Concourse Drive, San Francisco, California 94118, USASearch for other works by this author on:
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