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From Mineralogy to Geology: The Foundations of a Science, 1650-1830

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Instead of exploring the development of historical geology, Laudan looks at the history of geology from the development of 'causal geology,' rooted in the disciplines of mineralogy and cosmogony. This book investigates the influence of different schools of thought on early geology, including the Becher-Stahl School and the often underappreciated Wernerian tradition.

Author(s): Rachel Laudan
Series: Science and Its Conceptual Foundations
Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
Year: 1987

Language: English
Pages: 285
City: Chicago and London
Tags: mineralogy, history of science, history of geology, geology

Title Page
Contents
Figures
Acknowledgments
1 - The Conceptual Foundations of Geology
2 - Mineralogy and Cosmogony in the Late Seventeenth Century
3 - The Becher-Stahl School of Mineralogy and Cosmogony, 1700-1780
4 - The Botanical Model Rejected
5 - Werner and the "School of Freiberg"
6 - The Huttonian Alternative
7 - Historical Geology
8 - Wernerian Causal Geology
9 - Lyell's Geological Logic
10 - Postscript
Notes
Bibliography
Index