A History of Modern Planetary Physics: Volume 2, The Age of the Earth and the Evolution of the Elements from Lyell to Patterson : Transmuted Past (History of Modern Planetary Physics, Vol 2)

A History of Modern Planetary Physics: Volume 2, The Age of the Earth and the Evolution of the Elements from Lyell to Patterson : Transmuted Past (History of Modern Planetary Physics, Vol 2)

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' ... can be highly recommended as a reference on the history of plantogonies.' Dr K. Regenauer-Lieb, Meteorite
'These three volumes give a very interesting overview of the historic development of theories beginning with the 17th century and ending in the 1980s, which have led to our present day understanding of the possible processes that have been involved in the formation of our solar system including Earth.' Open University Geological Society Journal
'... a well-written and illustrated product ... ' David Oldroyd, Metascience

Book Description
Transmuted Past follows the development of theories of stellar evolution and nucleosynthesis in the twentieth century and describes radiometric methods for estimating the age of the Earth. Professor Brush also offers perspectives on the changing reputation of planetary science relative to the "pure" sciences, such as physics, and a comparison of history and geology as ways of studying the past.

A History of Modern Planetary Physics: Transmuted Past (History of Modern Planetary Physics, Vol 2),Stephen G. Brush,Cambridge University Press,0521552133,Age,Cosmology,Descriptive Astronomy,Earth,Earth Sciences - Geology,Evolution,Historical Geology,History,Nucleosynthesis,Science,Science/Mathematics,Stars,Cosmology & the universe,Earth--History,History of science,Science / History

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