The evolution of the Earth and its inhabitants

The evolution of the Earth and its inhabitants

a series delivered before the Yale chapter of the Sigma Xi during the academic year 1916-1917

by Ellsworth Huntington, Joseph Barrell, Charles Schuchert, Richard Swann Lull, Lorande Loss Woodruff

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In 1916, theories of planetary, geological and biological evolution were subtle and sophisticated, but, still missing key concepts such as plate tectonics and solar nuclear fusion, theory was strained to explain away observed facts, creating a model of a slowly pulsating earth.

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