Abstract
List of Illustrations. Preface. Acknowledgements. Introduction. 1 Inventing Scientific Explanations. 2 Inventing the Age (and Origin) of the Earth. 3 Inventing 'Modern Earth Science': Charles Lyell and 'The Principles of Geology'. 4 Inventing the Ice Age: the Role of Louis Agassiz. 5 Inventing a Balanced View of 'Forces Now in Operation': Charles Darwin's Travels in Space and Time. 6 Inventing a Fluvial Landscape: Powell, Gilbert and the Western Explorations. 7 The Invention of the Geographical Cycle and the Synthetic Genius of W. M. Davis. 8 Reinventing a Newtonian Universe: the Reductionist Revolution, 1945-1977. 9 Reinventing the Earth, 1977-: Homo sapiens, History and Micro-organisms. Epilogue. Appendix I: Cast of Principal Characters. Appendix II: Selective Glossary of Technical Terms. References. Index.
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