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Table of Contents - Memoir 203The Revolution in Geology from the Renaissance to the Enlightenmentedited by Gary D. Rosenberg |
Preface | vii | |
Introduction: The revolution in geology from the Renaissance to the Enlightenment Gary D. Rosenberg |
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1. | The measure of man and landscape in the Renaissance and Scientific Revolution Gary D. Rosenberg |
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2. | Geochemical concepts in Isaac Newton’s early alchemy William R. Newman |
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3. | From alchemy to science: The Scientific Revolution and Enlightenment in Spanish American mining and metallurgy Joaquín Pérez Melero |
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4. | Signs and symbols in Kircher’s Mundus Subterraneus William C. Parcell |
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5. | Niels Stensen—Steno, in the world of collections and museums Elsebeth Thomsen |
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6. | The Path to Steno’s synthesis on the animal origin of glossopetrae Kuang-Tai Hsu |
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7. | Hooke–Steno relations reconsidered: Reassessing the roles of Ole Borch and Robert Boyle Toshihiro Yamada |
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8. | Prompters of Steno’s geological principles: Generation of stones in living beings, glossopetrae and molding Troels Kardel |
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9. | The age of Earth in Niels Stensen’s geology August Ziggelaar |
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10. | Nicolaus Steno and the problem of deep time Alan H. Cutler |
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11. | Nicholas Steno and René Descartes: A Cartesian perspective on Steno’s scientific development Sebastian Olden-Jørgensen |
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12. | On the origin of natural history: Steno’s modern, but forgotten philosophy of science Jens Morten Hansen |
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13. | Nicholas Steno’s way from experience to faith: Geological evolution and the original sin of mankind Frank Sobiech |
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14. | The Scientific Revolution and Nicholas Steno’s twofold conversion Gian Battista Vai |
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15. | Benjamin Franklin and geology Dennis R. Dean |
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16. | Thomas Jefferson, extinction, and the evolving view of Earth history in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries Stephen M. Rowland |
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17. | “Very vain is Science’ proudest boast”: The resistance to geological theory in early nineteenth-century England Noah Heringman |
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18. | Charles S. Peirce and the “Light of Nature” Victor R. Baker |
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19. | Theory choice in the historical sciences: Geology as a philosophical case study William L. Vanderburgh |
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20. | Natural theology, design and law Michael T. Ghiselin |
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