Essays Tagged: "geological record"

The early 1900's, who were the scientists associated with Uniformitarianism and Catastrophism and what evidence did they use to bolster their arguments?

The scientists associated with the debate over the interpretation of the geological record were:·Scottish geologist James Hutton·Another Scotsman, John Playfai ... d to contradict religious beliefs. It required a huge amount of time for the coming together of the geological processes thus, denying the accepted biblical account of events. He also introduced the i ... ccepted biblical account of events. He also introduced the idea that all processes, (biological and geological) were delicately balanced. In addition, his conception of the "very slow evolution" was t ...

(3 pages) 61 0 2.5 Jul/2002

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History

Canadian Volcanoes/ This paper talks about Canadian volcanoe characteristics.

ountain represent a unique type of lava, called 'olivine nephelinite', that is very uncommon in the geological record. This volcano is 4066 feet tallVolcanic Creek- It is a small volcanic center locat ...

(4 pages) 23 0 3.0 Jan/2005

Subjects: Science Essays > Earth Sciences > Geology & Geosciences

Wildlife Biology

f plant parts, the biochemistry of plant processes, the causes and cures of plant diseases, and the geological record of plants are some of the other studies botanist due. (Cleveland 38) Zoology is th ...

(4 pages) 15 0 5.0 Sep/2001

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers