{"product_id":"geology-and-the-pioneers-of-mike-leeder-9781780461069","title":"Geology and the Pioneers of Earth Science","description":"\u003cp\u003eMomentous changes in geology came about in the 1960s. These were partly the result of the application of discoveries in the basic sciences (physics, chemistry) over the previous six decades, but also technological innovations made during and after World War II.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe background to the origin of such changes - the efforts of the 'pioneers' who changed geology to earth science - has been neglected by historians of science and is the subject of this book. It analyses how the modern subject was able to evolve. Traditional geology is overwhelmingly historical while earth science has something extra to offer. This is the practice of what Lord Rayleigh memorably referred to as 'outdoor physics' (and by extension, chemistry), applied directly to the earth. The author summarises the achievements of these pioneers using biographical details and extracts from their chief works - placing them in the context of preceding and succeeding developments.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mike Leeder\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1780461062\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781780461069\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Liverpool University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/28\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Mike Leeder","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45180469149951,"sku":"9781780461069","price":70.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3de3120c-f25d-4438-8229-c55f2a48630a.jpg?v=1712898040","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/geology-and-the-pioneers-of-mike-leeder-9781780461069","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}