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Product Identifiers
PublisherStanford University Press
ISBN-100804722854
ISBN-139780804722858
eBay Product ID (ePID)557796
Product Key Features
Number of Pages388 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameMass-Extinction Debates : How Science Works in a Crisis
SubjectLife Sciences / Evolution, Life Sciences / Biology, Paleontology
Publication Year1994
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaScience
AuthorWilliam Glen
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.6 in
Item Weight23.5 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN93-026195
TitleLeadingThe
SynopsisThis book examines the arguments and behavior of the scientists who have been locked in conflict over two competing theories to explain why, 65 million years ago, most life on earth-including the dinosaurs-perished., This book is the first to examine the arguments and behavior of the scientists who have been locked in conflict for a decade over two competing hypotheses for the cause of the mass extinction, some 65 million years ago, of most of life on earth, including the dinosaurs. These papers - by historians, sociologists, philosophers, and participating scientists - provide an exceptional opportunity to observe firsthand the workings of science that in quieter times are hidden from view. The book concludes with an overarching discussion by a balanced panel of embattled scientists and scholars., This book examines the arguments and behavior of the scientists who have been locked in conflict over two competing theories to explain why, 65 million years ago, most life on earth--including the dinosaurs--perished.