History 30B, Spring 2000

Science and Society since the Scientific Revolution

Daily outline, Class 9 (2/15/00)

 
Topics 

Geology as natural history 

Origins 
Globality 
Paleontology 
Voyages of exploration 
Cook and Banks 
Science and empire 
Humboldt 
Humboldtian science 
 Names and terms 

geological section 
stratum 
topographical maps 
paleontology 
James Cook (1728-1779)
Joseph Banks (1743-1820)
Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859)
Cosmos (1845-1859) 
terrestrial physics 
 
 
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