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STUDENT’S GUIDE · HISTORY OF SCIENCE & GEOLOGY
A Student’s Guide to Georges Cuvier’s Discourse on the Revolutionary Upheavals of the Earth
An accessible introduction to Georges Cuvier’s discoveries about fossils, extinction, and Earth’s changing history. Explains comparative anatomy, catastrophes, and the difference between scientific observations and explanations, with reading questions and activities.
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A Teacher’s Guide to Georges Cuvier’s Discourse on the Revolutionary Upheavals of the Earth
A teaching guide to Georges Cuvier’s pioneering investigations of fossils, extinction, comparative anatomy, and catastrophic changes in Earth’s history. Includes historical context, discussion questions, classroom activities, and comparisons with modern science.
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Ancient and Modern Science: Some Observations
Ian Johnston traces the changing understanding of science from ancient Greek natural philosophy through medieval cosmology to modern experimental science, exploring how the pursuit of knowledge shifted from contemplation of nature and its purposes toward prediction, control, and power.
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