Time matters

Time matters

Leddra, Michael

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The book covers subjects such as the age of the earth, catastrophism vs uniformitarianism, evolution vs creationism, plutonism vs neptunism, continental drift and plate tectonics. It covers the people involved, their ideas and the scientific and religious power politics involved in the development. It is effectively partly a review of the way in which science works or does not work. Thetext includes questions and comment boxes which help the reader to appreciate/understand the idea's and concepts that have been included and their problems, strengths or weaknesses.Mike Leddra worked as a cartographer before gaining a degree in geology and geography from Kings College, University of London, and a PhD in geology from University College, University of London. In 1993 he became a Senior Lecturer in Engineering and Environmental Geology at the University of Sunderland, wherehe also qualified as a secondary school geography teacher. He now runs his own education consultancy, Forefront Teaching Resources Ltd.

  • ISBN: 978-1-4051-9909-4
  • Editorial: Wiley-Blackwell
  • Encuadernacion: Rústica
  • Páginas: 264
  • Fecha Publicación: 23/04/2010
  • Nº Volúmenes: 1
  • Idioma: Inglés