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One Long Experiment: Scale and Process in Human History
Ronald E. Martin
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paperback. Addressing the history of the earth in terms of geological process and the resolution of the fossil record, Martin presents a lucid report on the current state of knowledge of a group of interconnected themes-process, scale and hierarchy, and methodologies of historical sciences. Series: The Critical Moments and Perspectives in Earth History and Paleobiology. Num Pages: 272 pages, 64 illus. BIC Classification: RBGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 165 x 19. Weight in Grams: 181.
Addressing the history of the earth in terms of geological process and the resolution of the fossil record, Ronald Martin presents a report on the current state of knowledge on a group of interconnected themes - process, scale and hierarchy, and the methodologies of historical sciences. He examines several questions about geological history: What is the evidence for processes that occur over long periods of geologic history? Why are these long term earth processes significant to the human race? How does one test hypotheses using the fossil record? And what, at the present rate of knowledge, are the limits of ... Read more
Addressing the history of the earth in terms of geological process and the resolution of the fossil record, Ronald Martin presents a report on the current state of knowledge on a group of interconnected themes - process, scale and hierarchy, and the methodologies of historical sciences. He examines several questions about geological history: What is the evidence for processes that occur over long periods of geologic history? Why are these long term earth processes significant to the human race? How does one test hypotheses using the fossil record? And what, at the present rate of knowledge, are the limits of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Series
The Critical Moments and Perspectives in Earth History and Paleobiology
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231109055
SKU
V9780231109055
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About Ronald E. Martin
Ronald E. Martin is associate professor of geology at the University of Delaware, Newark. He is the winner of the Best Paper Award for 1996 for his essay "Secular Increase in Nutrient Levels Through the Phanerozoic: Implications for Productivity, Biomass, and Diversity of the Marine Biosphere," which appeared in the journal Palaios.
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