GABRIEL GOHAU, an active member of the French Committee for the History of Geology, teaches science in St. Cloud, France. His Histoire de la géologie was originally published in a shorter version by Editions La Decouverte in 1987. The translators, Albert V. Carozzi and Marguerite Carozzi, are also distinguished historians of geology and the translators of many books on geology and its history. The translation has been supported by a grant from the French Ministry of Culture.
By far the best short introduction to the history of geology in
print--or out of it, for that matter. There is simply no other
one-volume introduction to the whole sweep of the history of
geology that one can safely recommend to students. More than that,
Gohau's perspective is refreshingly global. The English edition is
more than just a translation: the Carozzis and the author have
collaborated to clarify and expand the work and to include the
notes omitted from the original French edition.
*Martin Rudwick*
Gohau explains, rather than recounts. Readers will be well-served
by the author's care in setting the broader intellectual context
that surrounded an idea or a person. Informative and stimulating at
the same time...the book deserves a wide audience.
*Earth Sciences History*
Designed primarily with the student and general reader in
mind...this...admirably compact and informative...account of the
history of geology merits the attention of scholars as well. It
succeeds both as a concise introduction to the subject and as an
interpretive essay on some of its main themes.
*Isis*
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