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ELLENBERGER, F. 1996. History of Geology, Volume I. From Ancient Times to the First Half of the XVII Century. First published 1988 as Histoire de la Géologie by Technique et Documentation – Lavoisier, Paris. Translated by R. K. Kaula. vii + 299 pp. Rotterdam, Brookfield: A. A. Balkema. Price Dfl. 150.00 (hard covers). ISBN 90 5410 283 7. OLDROYD, D. 1996. Thinking About the Earth. A History of Ideas in Geology. Studies in the History and Philosophy of the Earth Sciences Series. xxx + 410 pp. London: Athlone Press. Price £50.00 (hard covers). ISBN 0 485 11432 1.

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Information: Geological Magazine , Volume 135 , Issue 5 , September 1998 , pp. 723 - 732

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0016756898298980 [Opens in a new window]
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ELLENBERGER, F. 1996. History of Geology, Volume I. From Ancient Times to the First Half of the XVII Century. First published 1988 as Histoire de la Géologie by Technique et Documentation – Lavoisier, Paris. Translated by R. K. Kaula. vii + 299 pp. Rotterdam, Brookfield: A. A. Balkema. Price Dfl. 150.00 (hard covers). ISBN 90 5410 283 7. OLDROYD, D. 1996. Thinking About the Earth. A History of Ideas in Geology. Studies in the History and Philosophy of the Earth Sciences Series. xxx + 410 pp. London: Athlone Press. Price £50.00 (hard covers). ISBN 0 485 11432 1.

Volume 135, Issue 5
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0016756898298980

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