| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 267 pages) : portrait |
| Contents |
Preface; I. Introduction; II. Kelvin and the Physics of Time; III. Kelvin's Influence: The Initial Reception; IV. The Triumph of Limited Time; V. Opposition and Controversy; VI. Radioactivity and the Age of the Earth; VII. Conclusion; Afterword; Bibliography; Index |
| Summary |
Burchfield charts the enormous impact made by Lord Kelvin's application of thermodynamic laws to the question of the earth's age and the heated debate his ideas sparked among British Victorian physicists, astronomers, geologists, and biologists. "Anyone interested in geologic time, and that should include all geologists and a fair smattering of biologists, physicists and chemists, should make Burchfield's commendable and time-tested volume part of their personal library"--Brent Darymple, Quartely Review of Biology |
| Analysis |
Geology |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-260) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Kelvin, William Thomson, Baron, 1824-1907.
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| SUBJECT |
Kelvin, William Thomson, Baron, 1824-1907 fast |
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Kelvin, William Thomson, (1824-1907; baron) ram |
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SCIENCE -- Earth Sciences -- Sedimentology & Stratigraphy.
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Science & Technology.
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Planets -- Age
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GEOLOGIA HISTORICA.
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Terre -- Âge.
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| SUBJECT |
Earth (Planet) -- Age.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85040428
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| Subject |
Earth (Planet)
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
90010964 |
| ISBN |
9780226080260 |
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0226080269 |
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