<p>Accessible, entertaining work addresses Earth's age as it explores the work of Hooke, Buffon, Lyell, Cuvier, Darwin, Agassiz, and others, detailing discoveries that led to knowledge of Earth's astonishing antiquity — from Steno's contemplation of fossilized shark's teeth in 1666 through Holmes' time scales of 1960. Nominated for the American Book Award. 29 black-and-white illustrations.</p>

The Abyss of Time: Changing Conceptions of the Earth's Antiquity After the 16th Century

Science & Math

Albritton, Claude C. Jr.

Earth Sciences

Dover Publications

The Abyss of Time: Changing Conceptions of the Earth's Antiquity After the Sixteenth Century

Freeman, Cooper & Co

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The Abyss of Time: Changing Conceptions of the Earth's Antiquity After the 16th Century

The Abyss of Time: Changing Conceptions of the Earth's Antiquity After the Sixteenth Century