Accessible, entertaining work addresses Earth's age as it explores the work of Hooke, Buffon, Lyell, Cuvier, Darwin, Agassiz, and others, detailing discoveries that led to knowledge of Earth's astonishing antiquity — from Steno's contemplation of fossilized shark's teeth in 1666 through Holmes' time scales of 1960. Nominated for the American Book Award. 29 black-and-white illustrations.
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By Jillian Haberman (Houston, TX) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Abyss of Time: Changing Conceptions of the Earth's Antiquity After the Sixteenth Century (Hardcover)
As an armchair science lover, I found the Abyss of Time an eye opening book. It is not for the faint hearted to attempt because it does have a lot of fifty dollar words in it. But if you are looking for a really in depth look at how scientists through the ages developed the understanding and beliefs about the age of the earth and the processes that change it's surface this book is fascinating reading. I have read it again and again and still find it a good read. It is the history of the science of Geology basically.
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