| This is a list of important publications in geology, organized by field.
Geology (from Greek γη- (ge-, the earth) and λογος (logos, word, reason)) is the science and study of the Earth, its composition, structure, physical properties, history, and the processes that shape it. ...
Some reasons why a particular publication might be regarded as important:
- Topic creator – A publication that created a new topic
- Breakthrough – A publication that changed scientific knowledge significantly
- Introduction – A publication that is a good introduction or survey of a topic
- Influence – A publication which has significantly influenced the world
- Latest and greatest – The current most advanced result in a topic
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Foundations
Principles of Geology - Author: Charles Lyell
- Publication data: 1830–1833.
- Online version: Online version at esp.org
- Description: The work's subtitle was "An Attempt to Explain the Former Changes of the Earth's Surface by Reference to Causes now in Operation", and this explains Lyell's impact on science: he was, along with the earlier John Playfair, the major advocate of the then-controversial idea of uniformitarianism, that the earth was shaped entirely by slow-moving forces acting over a very long period of time. This was in contrast to catastrophism, a geologic idea that went hand-in-hand with the age of the earth suggested by biblical chronology. In various revised editions (twelve in all, through 1872), Principles of Geology was the most influential geological work in the middle of the 19th century, and did much to put geology on a modern footing.
- Importance: Topic creator, Breakthrough, Influence
Charles Lyell Sir Charles Lyell (November 14, 1797 – February 22, 1875), British lawyer, geologist, and popularizer of uniformitarianism. ...
1830 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...
1833 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...
John Playfair (March 10, 1748 – July 20, 1819) was a Scottish scientist. ...
Within scientific philosophy, uniformitarianism is the principle in which one assumes that the same processes that shaped the Universe occurred then as they do now, unless there is good evidence otherwise. ...
Catastrophism is the theory that Earth has been affected by sudden, short-lived, violent events that were sometimes worldwide in scope. ...
The age of the Earth is estimated to be 4. ...
The Bible (sometimes The Book, Good Book, Word of God, The Word, or Scripture), from Greek (τα) βιβλια, (ta) biblia, (the) books, plural of βιβλιον, biblion, book, originally a diminutive of βιβλος, biblos, which in turn is derived from βυβλος—byblos, meaning papyrus, from the ancient Phoenician city of Byblos which exported this writing material...
1872 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...
Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ...
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The field of geochemistry involves study of the chemical composition of the Earth and other planets, chemical processes and reactions that govern the composition of rocks and soils, and the cycles of matter and energy that transport the Earths chemical components in time and space, and their interaction with...
Victor Moritz Goldschmidt: Father of Modern Geochemistry - Brian Mason
- (ISBN 0-941809-03X)
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Hydrogeology (hydro- meaning water, and -geology meaning the study of rocks) is the part of hydrology that deals with the distribution and movement of groundwater in the soil and rocks of the Earths crust (commonly in aquifers). ...
Petroleum geology is a term used to refer to the specific set of geological disciplines that are applied to the search for hydrocarbons (oil exploration). ...
The Deep Hot Biosphere - Thomas Gold
- Copernicus Books, 1999, (ISBN 0387985468).
Description: 1999 (MCMXCIX) is a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...
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Economic geology is concerned with earth materials that can be utilized for economic and/or industrial purposes. ...
Biogeology is the study of how the biosphere and the lithosphere interact. ...
This article or section should include material from Erdmessung. ...
Map Projections - A Working Manual. - Snyder, J. P.
- U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1395(Book), 1987.
Description: 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
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Geophysics, the study of the earth by quantitative physical methods, especially by seismic reflection and refraction, gravity, magnetic, electrical, electromagnetic, and radioactivity methods. ...
J. G. Ramsay Structural geology is the study of deformation of rock including breaking (fracturing and faulting) and bending or folding. ...
Folding and fracturing of rocks
McGraw-Hill, 1967
Sedimentology is the branch of geology primarily concerned with understanding the characteristics of sediments, sedimentary processes and sedimentary rocks originally deposited in sedimentary basins. ...
Stratigraphy, a branch of geology, is basically the study of rock layers and layering (stratification). ...
De solido intra solidum naturaliter contento dissertationis prodromus Description: Nicolaus Steno. ...
// Events Samuel Pepys stopped writing his diary. ...
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Einleitung in die Geologie als historische Wissenschaft. Beobachtung über die Bildung der Gesteine und ihrer organischen Einschlüsse - Walther, Johannes,
- G. Fischer, Jena, 1055p, 1893.
Description: 1893 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...
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Mineralogy is an earth science that involves the chemistry, crystal structure, and physical (including optical) properties of minerals. ...
Petrology is a field of geology which focuses on the study of rocks and the conditions by which they form. ...
The Evolution of the Igneous Rocks Description: Norman Levi Bowen was born in Kingston, Ontario, Canada June 21, 1887 and died on September 11, 1956. ...
1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ...
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Surface of the Earth Geomorphology is the study of landforms, including their origin and evolution, and the processes that shape them. ...
Report on the Geology of the Henry Mountains Description: Grove Karl Gilbert (May 6, 1843 – May 1, 1918) was an American geologist. ...
1877 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...
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Seismology (from the Greek seismos = earthquake and logos = word) is the scientific study of earthquakes and the movement of waves through the Earth. ...
Encyclopedia of Volcanoes. Academic Press, London, 2000 Volcanology (also spelled vulcanology) is the study of volcanos, lava, magma and related geological phenomena. ...
Engineering Geology is the application of the science of geology to the understanding of geologic phenomena and the engineering solution of geologic hazards and other geologic problems for society. ...
Bostons Big Dig presented geotechnical challenges in an urban environment. ...
Theoretical Soil Mechanics - karl von Terzaghi
- John Wiley and Sons, New York, 1943
Description: 1943 (MCMXLIII) is a common year starting on Friday. ...
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