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Dec 11, 2024
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STS 323 - History of Geological Thought: 1690-1980
1 unit(s)
(Same as ESCI 323 ) In this course we examine the historical context and scientific ideas put forth by natural philosophers and scientists including Thomas Burnet, Nicolas Steno, James Hutton, Charles Lyell, Charles Darwin, Alfred Wegener, Marie Tharp, Bruce Heezen, Stephen Jay Gould, Niles Eldredge, James Lovelock and Walter Alvarez. Topics of study include geologic time, continental drift and plate tectonics, evolution and punctuated equilibrium, Gaia, and bolide impacts. Ms. Schneiderman.
Prerequisite: Must be a science or Science, Technology, and Society major at the junior or senior level, or by permission of the instructor.
Not offered in 2015/16.
Two 75-minute periods.
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