To Interpret the Earth
Ten Ways to Be Wrong

A concise and imaginative discussion of the scientific approach to problems within the earth sciences for students and researchers.

Stanley A. Schumm (Author)

9780521646024, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 30 July 1998

144 pages, 64 b/w illus. 9 tables
22.9 x 15.3 x 1 cm, 0.21 kg

'It is a delight to find at least one modern geologist, Stanley A. Schumm, who has not forgotten the spirit of Gilbert's words, written 110 years ago: '… whoever in publishing the results of a scientific inquiry sets forth at the same time the process by which it was attained, contributes doubly to the cause of science'.' GSA Today

To Interpret the Earth is a concise and imaginative discussion of the general basis behind the scientific approach to problems within the earth sciences. It is aimed primarily at students and beginning researchers and attempts to inform them about the scientific method behind the study of the complex and dynamic systems that make up the earth's surface. The discussion is illustrated with examples of the sort of problems typically encountered in the study of the earth's surface, and general solutions based on a scientific approach are provided. The book will be of value particularly to undergraduate and postgraduate students in earth and environmental science, and also to researchers at all levels.

Preface
Acknowledgements
1. To diagnose the Earth
2. Scientific method
3. Problems of explanation and extrapolation
4. Scientific approach and solutions
References
Index.

Subject Areas: Earth sciences [RB]