Historical Geology (Geo 495)

History of geology course pronounce:

• The historical development of geology as a scientific improvement from ancient historian geologist to the modern space age.

• Historical context and cultural basis of major geological theories regarding the origin of the Earth and processes that have influenced the Earth's development.

• The lives and contributions of individuals, whose ideas have shaped scientific thought and public opinion.

• A useful view on how a distinctively geological viewpoint evolved.

• The initial focus is on the emergence of geology from natural history traditions as a distinct science by the early century.

• Scientific technology, exploration, and the changing role of science through time. History of geology.