Albritton, Claude C.,  1913- <br/><br/>
Philosophy of geohistory, 1785-1970. 
Edited by Claude C. Albritton, Jr. 
 - Stroudsburg, Pa.,  Dowden, Hutchinson & Ross  [1975] 
 - xiii, 386 p.  illus.  26 cm. 
 - Benchmark papers in geology, v. 13 .
<br/><br/>Toulmin, S. E. The discovery of time.--Hutton, J. The system of the earth, its duration, and stability.--Playfair, J. Excerpts from Illustrations of the Huttonian theory of the earth.--Lyell, C. Prejudices which have retarded the progress of geology.--Whewell, W. The two antagonist doctrines of geology.--Chamberlin, T. C. The method of multiple working hypotheses.--Gilbert, G. K. The origin of hypotheses, illustrated by the discussion of a topographic problem.--Davis, W. M. The value of outrageous geological hypotheses.--Johnson, D. W. Role of analysis in scientific investigation.--Mackin, J. H. Rational and empirical methods of investigation in geology.--Anderson, C. A. Simplicity in structural geology.--Hubbert, M. K. Critique of the principle of uniformity.--Simpson, G. G. Uniformitarianism.--Hooykaas, R. Catastrophism in geology, its scientific character in relation to actualism and uniformitarianism.--Kitts, D. B. Geologic time. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0471020524 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>74010559  
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Earth sciences--History.<br/>Geologia
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>QE11  / .A42 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>550.9