Future perspectives in astronomy and the earth sciences

2005 ◽  
Vol 363 (1837) ◽  
pp. 2665-2673 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Michael T Thompson ◽  
Charles H.-T Wang
Keyword(s):  
Earth Sciences ◽  
Earth Science ◽  
Future Perspectives ◽  
The Earth

This article is an overview of the contributions to the Triennial Issue of Phil. Trans. R. Soc. A published in December, 2005, and also plays the role of a Preface. Devoted to the work of young scientists, the issue covers the fields of astronomy and earth science.

The Role of the Earth Sciences in Fostering Global Equity & Stability

GSA Today ◽  
2003 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 27
Author(s):  
W.G. Ernst ◽  
G. Heiken ◽  
Susan M. Landon ◽  
P. Patrick Leahy ◽  
Eldridge Moores
Keyword(s):  
Earth Sciences ◽  
The Earth

scholarly journals The Central Role of Weathering in the Geosciences

Elements ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 229-234 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patrick J. Frings ◽  
Heather L. Buss
Keyword(s):  
Earth Sciences ◽  
Scientific Thinking ◽  
Central Process ◽  
The Earth

Weathering is the chemical and physical alteration of rock at the surface of the Earth, but its importance is felt well beyond the rock itself. The repercussions of weathering echo throughout the Earth sciences, from ecology to climatology, from geomorphology to geochemistry. This article outlines how weathering interacts with various geoscience disciplines across a huge range of scales, both spatial and temporal. It traces the evolution of scientific thinking about weathering and man's impact on weathering itself—for better and for worse. Future computational, conceptual and methodological advances are set to cement weathering's status as a central process in the Earth sciences.

John Tuzo Wilson: a man who moved mountains

2014 ◽  
Vol 51 (3) ◽  
pp. xvii-xxxi
Author(s):  
Gordon F. West ◽  
Ron M. Farquhar ◽  
George D. Garland ◽  
Henry C. Halls ◽  
Lawrence W. Morley ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Earth Sciences ◽  
Plate Tectonics ◽  
Earth Science ◽  
National Research Council ◽  
Science Research ◽  
Rapid Expansion ◽  
Tectonic Processes ◽  
Major Player ◽  
Canadian Research

Fifty years ago, the world’s Earth Scientists experienced the so-called “Revolution in the Earth Sciences”. In the decade from 1960 to 1970, a massive convergence took place from many diverse and contradictory theories about the tectonic processes operating on Earth (then loosely called “mountain building”) to a single widely accepted paradigm now called Plate Tectonics. A major player in leading the international “Revolution” was Canadian geophysicist J. Tuzo Wilson. This tribute reviews how he helped define and promote the Plate Tectonic paradigm, and also, from 1946 to 1967, how he led a rapid expansion of the role of geophysics in Canadian and international earth science. Wilson was a controversial figure before and during the “Revolution”, but his influence was large. It was not coincidental that earth science research in Canada grew by 1964 to the point where the National Research Council of Canada could add the Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences to its group of Canadian research journals.

scholarly journals The role of the earth sciences in a sustainable world*

Episodes ◽  
2000 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 155-162 ◽  
Author(s):  
Umberto G. Cordani
Keyword(s):  
Earth Sciences ◽  
The Earth

Speculations About the Earth: the Role of Robert Hooke and Others in the 17th Century

1983 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ellen Drake ◽  
Paul Komar
Keyword(s):  
Earth Science ◽  
Continental Drift ◽  
17Th Century ◽  
Robert Hooke ◽  
Surface Features ◽  
Ocean Exploration ◽  
The Earth ◽  
Religious Considerations ◽  
Biblical Concepts

Among his 17th century contemporaries Robert Hooke (1635-1703) was exceptional in his investigations of the terraqueous globe by experimentation and development of instrumentation for ocean exploration and in forming hypotheses concerning the origin of the earth's surface features. Most theories of the earth written at that time were concerned with bringing observations of nature into concordance with Biblical accounts of Creation, the Deluge, and the final Conflagration. In contrast, Hooke's hypotheses, published posthumously in 1705 in his Discourses of Earthquakes, were essentially unhampered by religious considerations or by other forms of Medievalism. Because he was a product of the 17th century and because these Discourses were presented over a period of 30 years, Hooke naturally made references to all-pervasive Biblical concepts and furthermore his ideas showed some changes as time went on. But his approach was generally scientific and is considered more sophisticated than purely Baconian. His system of the earth was not only unlike those of his contemporaries but in essence was the pre-continental-drift paradigm within which most present-day geologists over age 40 were reared; many of his insights were startlingly modern. Hooke's role was significant in the development of science and especially in the progress of earth science.

The Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory Oral History Project: A Preliminary Report

2000 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 26-32 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tanya Levin ◽  
Ronald Doel
Keyword(s):  
Earth Sciences ◽  
Technological Change ◽  
Oral History ◽  
Environmental History ◽  
Preliminary Report ◽  
Earth Science ◽  
Science Research ◽  
Institutional History ◽  
The Earth ◽  
History Of

The Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory (LDEO) celebrated its fiftieth anniversary in 1999. As part of" the effort to preserve the history of this important earth science research institute, senior Lamont administrators conceived an ambitious oral history project. Now complete, these oral histories present a useful resource for those studying the history of the earth sciences, environmental history, social and institutional history, disciplinary development, technological change, internationalism in the sciences, and patronage. This article summarizes certain preliminary conclusions reached during the course of this project.

History of the Earth Sciences at Southeast Missouri State University

1985 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 69-71
Author(s):  
Louis Unfer
Keyword(s):  
Earth Sciences ◽  
Earth Science ◽  
Science Department ◽  
State University ◽  
Mining Geology ◽  
The Earth ◽  
Southeast Missouri ◽  
History Of ◽  
And Mathematics ◽  
Science Major

The history of Southeast Missouri State University parallels that of other teacher education institutions. It started as Southeast Missouri Normal School in 1873 and reached university status in 1972. A department of Geology and Geography was established in 1909, becoming the Geography Department in 1915. In 1924, the sciences were combined into the Science Department. In 1960, this became the Division of Science and Mathematics and the Department of Earth Sciences was formed. An earth science major began in 1937, with separate geology and geography majors established in 1958. Recently the Department has developed more specialized, job-oriented programs in mining geology and in cartography. Since 1983 the Department has also operated a field camp, headquartered on the campus of Dixie College, St. George, Utah.

The Earth Sciences in a Small University

1985 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 72-74
Author(s):  
James Corgan
Keyword(s):  
Earth Sciences ◽  
Earth Science ◽  
Small Colleges ◽  
State University ◽  
Small School ◽  
Science Faculty ◽  
The Earth

Austin Peay State University is a small school, founded 56 years ago. While geology has long been taught, major programs are less than a decade old. Despite small size and shallow historical roots, the earth science faculty have been able to participate in the evolution of American geology through publication and through work on NSF projects. Many small colleges have comparable histories.

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