xiv, 386 pages : 29 cm

"Robert Hooke's hypotheses concerning the origin of terrestrial features were of major importance to the development of geology. This book interprets Hooke's Lectures and Discourses of Earthquakes, and Subterraneous Eruptions (1667-1694). The volume consists of the original text of the Discourses transposed into modern type and paired with explanatory annotations; a brief up-to-date biography of Hooke, with emphasis on his geological contributions; and a comparison of selected passages from James Hutton, to show the transmission of ideas and Hooke's influence on later geologists. It will attract Earth scientists and science historians, along with general readers interested in the history of geology"--Publisher description

Includes reprint of "Lectures and discourses of earthquakes and subterraneous eruptions" from: Posthumous works of Robert Hooke. London : R. Waller, 1705

Includes bibliographical references (pages 137-152) and index

Part I. Robert Hooke's life and work. The life of Robert Hooke -- The Isle of Wight and its influence on Hooke's earthly thoughts -- Other theories of the Earth -- Hooke's system of the Earth -- Hooke's concept of polar wandering on an oblate spheroid Earth -- Hooke's theory of evolution and attitude toward God and time -- Plagiarism or paranoia? -- Final assessment -- Part II. Hooke's Discourses of earthquakes and subterraneous eruptions (1667-1694) [introduced, transcribed, and annotated by E.T. Drake]

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