Pioneers of Geology : : Discovering Earth's Secrets

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Youth level.
Carried back in time. James Hutton and unconformity -- The present is the key to the past. Charles Lyell and the theory of uniformitarianism -- To feel an earthquake. G.K. Gilbert and the study of landforms -- A geological jigsaw puzzle. Alfred Wegener and the theory of continental drift -- Splitting apart at the seam. Harry Hess and the theory of seafloor spreading -- Geologists on the moon. Gene Shoemaker and astrogeology.
Profiles the work of six individuals who made important contributions to the field of geology: James Hutton, Charles Lyell, G.K. Gilbert, Alfred Wegener, Harry Hess, and Gene Shoemaker.

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SERIES
Lives in science.

PUBLISHED
New York : F. Watts, 2001.
Year Published: 2001
Description: 143 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book

ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
0531113647 :

ADDITIONAL CREDITS
Clinton, Susan.

SUBJECTS
Geologists -- Biography.