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2006 Philadelphia Annual Meeting (22–25 October 2006)

Session No. 11
Sunday, 22 October 2006: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM

T63. From the Scientific Revolution to the Enlightenment: Emergence of Modern Geology and Evolutionary Thought from the 16th–18th Century I

GSA History and Philosophy of Geology Division; Paleontological Society; History of the Earth Sciences Society

 

Gary D. Rosenberg, Advocates
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Start Time
 
8:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
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8:10 AM
LEONARDO'S MIRROR: REFLECTIONS ON THE EMERGENCE OF GEOLOGY AND EVOLUTIONARY THOUGHT DURING THE RENAISSANCE , THE SCIENTIFIC REVOLUTION, AND THE ENLIGHTENMENT
ROSENBERG, Gary D., Department of Earth Sciences, IUPUI, 723 W. Michigan St, Indianapolis, IN 46202-5132, grosenbe@iupui.edu, grosenbe@iupui.edu
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8:25 AM
VIEWING THE HISTORY OF GEOLOGIC THOUGHT THROUGH THE LENS OF SEMIOTICS
PARCELL, William C., Department of Geology, Wichita State University, 1845 Fairmount Ave., Box 27, Wichita, KS 67260-0027, william.parcell@wichita.edu, william.parcell@wichita.edu
3
8:45 AM
PRINCIPLES OF THEORY CHOICE IN THE HISTORICAL SCIENCES: GEOLOGY AS A PHILOSOPHICAL CASE STUDY
VANDERBURGH, William L., Philosophy, Wichita State University, 1845 Fairmount Street--Campus Box 74, Wichita, KS 67260-0074, william.vanderburgh@wichita.edu, william.vanderburgh@wichita.edu
4
9:00 AM
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN AND GEOLOGY
DEAN, Dennis R., 834 Washington St, Apt. 3W, Evanston, IL 60202, N/A, N/A
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9:20 AM
A YANKEE SAUNTERER: GEOGRAPHICAL AND GEOLOGICAL INFLUENCES ON THE LIFE OF HENRY DAVID THOREAU
INNERS, Jon D., 1915 Columbia Ave, Camp Hill, PA 17011-5421, jdinners@hotmail.com, jdinners@hotmail.com
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9:35 AM
HENRY DAVID THOREAU'S WEEK ON THE CONCORD AND MERRIMACK RIVERS
CALDWELL, Marvin J., 26 Court St, Groton, MA 01450, mjcaldwell@verizon.net, mjcaldwell@verizon.net
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9:50 AM
THOREAU ON MONADNOCK: LONG ON BOTANY AND PHILOSOPHY, SHORT ON GEOLOGY
THOMPSON, Peter J., Earth Sciences Dept, Univ of New Hampshire, Durham, NH 03824, pjt3@cisunix.unh.edu, pjt3@cisunix.unh.edu
 
10:10 AM
Break
8
10:20 AM
THOREAU'S OBSERVATIONS ON THE GEOLOGY OF THE NORTH MAINE WOODS
CALDWELL, D.W., Department of Earth Science, Boston University, 685 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA 02215, dwcaldwell@verizon.net, dwcaldwell@verizon.net
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10:35 AM
GEOLOGICALLY SPEAKING, WHAT'S IN A PLACE NAME?
WEDDLE, Thomas K., Maine Geol Survey, 22 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333-0022, thomas.k.weddle@maine.gov, thomas.k.weddle@maine.gov
10
10:50 AM
HENRY DAVID THOREAU AND HIS MENTORS ON THE “DILUVIAL” LANDSCAPE OF NEW ENGLAND
FLEEGER, Gary M., Pennsylvania Geol Survey, 3240 Schoolhouse Road, Middletown, PA 17057-3534 and INNERS, Jon D., 1915 Columbia Avenue, Camp Hill, PA 17011, gfleeger@state.pa.us, gfleeger@state.pa.us
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11:05 AM
JOHN WHITEHURST'S CONTRIBUTION TO 18TH CENTURY STRATIGRAPHIC GEOLOGY
BERRY, William B.N., Earth and Planetary Science, Univ of California, 307 McCone MC 4767, Berkeley, CA 94720, bberry@uclink.berkeley.edu, bberry@uclink.berkeley.edu
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11:20 AM
THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON AND THE ENGLISH REVOLT AGAINST THEORY, 1802-1822
HERINGMAN, Noah, Department of English, University of Missouri-Columbia, 107 Tate Hall, Columbia, MO 65211, HeringmanN@missouri.edu, HeringmanN@missouri.edu
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11:40 AM
NATURAL THEOLOGY, DESIGN AND LAW
GHISELIN, Michael T., Center for the History and Philosophy of Science, California Academy of Sciences, 875 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA 94103, mghiselin@calacademy.org, mghiselin@calacademy.org
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