The concept, the present is the key to the past (summarized by Charles Lyell), was developed during the Scottish Enlightenment. During the same period it was recognized that observation of current geologic processes can be used to predict future geologic events. David Hume wrote in 1777: all ...
ThePresentistheKeytoPast 系统标签: pastfossilspresentunconformitykeyrock “ThePresentistheKeytothe Past” JamesHutton,1700’s HistoryofGeology •Theconceptandmeasurementofgeologic timehaschangedthroughhumanhistory. •PlanetEarth,TheLivingMachinep1.mp47:15–8:00 •JamesUssher(1581-1665)inIreland –cal...
Reading the Rocks: The Present is the Key to the Past Read moreabout Reading the Rocks: The Present is the Key to the Past Reading the Rocks One of the fun parts of geology is learning to read rocks. I don't mean reading words that people have painted or carved on them. Instead, ...
This happens to coincide with humans becoming a geological factor, mostly because humankind discovered what it could do with geology: change Earth. In that vein, I opt to link the base of the Anthropocene with the appearance in of Lyell's catchphrase "The Present is the Key to the Past" ...
The Present Is Not the Key to the Past: A Polar Forest from the Permian of Antarctica 来自 Semantic Scholar 喜欢 0 阅读量: 45 作者:EL Taylor,TN Taylor,NR Cuneo 摘要: An in situ Upper Permian fossil forest in the central Transantarctic Mountains near the Beardmore Glacier includes 15 per...
- 《Geology》 被引量: 15发表: 2015年 The present is the key to the past, but what does the future hold for the recovery of surface waters from acidification? Helliwell RC, Simpson GL (2010) The present is the key to the past, but what does the future hold for the recovery of ...
This corner-stone principle, laid down by the founders of the science of geology during the nineteenth century, stated that "The present is a key to the past". This allowed learning from such present geological processes as the mechanisms and duration of erosion and deposition, to be applied ...
The Past is the Key to the Present: Greenhouse and Icehouse over Time Discusses the history of Planet Earth in reference of a time scale of 100s of millions of years. Significance of climate change; Temperature changes taken ... I Plimer - 《Institute of Public Affairs Review》 被引量: ...
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5.To solve the present social problems the author suggests that we should. 6.The author mentions the fact that…to show. 7. This passage would most likely be found in ___? 8.The author’s attitude toward …is ___? 9. The tone of...