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In the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, scientists reconstructed the immensely long history of the earth—and the relatively recent arrival of human life. The geologists of the period, many of whom were devout believers, agreed about this vast timescale. But despite this apparent harmony between geology and Genesis, these scientists still debated a great many questions: Had the earth cooled from its origin as a fiery ball in space, or had it always been the same kind of place as it

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Author

Rudwick, Martin J. S.

Publisher

The University of Chicago Press

Published

2007

Language

EN

ISBN

9781282538634

Category

science

Subjects

Science, Mathematics, History

Rating

4.6 / 5 (15 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14