The rejection of continental drift: theory and method in American earth science
Choice Reviews OnlinePublished 1 April 2000
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Introduction Part 1: Not the Mechanism 1. Two Visions of the Earth 2. The Collapse of Thermal Contraction 3. To Reconcile Historical Geolgoy with Isotasy 4. Drift Mechanisms in the 1920s 5. From Fact to Theory 6. The Short Step Backward 7. Uniformitarianism and Unity Part III: A Revolution in Acceptance 8. Direct and Indirect Evidence 9. An Evidentiary and Epistemic Shift 10. The Depersonalization of Geology Epilogue: Unity and Truth Notes Bibliography
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