Geology
Sections: Introduction; Antiquity; The Greeks; Ptolemy and Pliny; The Christian view; The scientific revolution; The significance of fossils; The Enlightenment; The development of stratigraphy; The ideas of Buffon and Hutton; The 19th century; The stratigraphical column; Britain; France; Older rock types; Uniformitarianism; Ice ages; The 20th century; Use of radioactivity for dating purposes; Continental drift; The causes of continental drift; Satellite observations
Introduction
Throughout history humans have sought to control and understand their environment. Practical activities like agriculture and quarrying naturally lead to enhanced knowledge, and science suggests further ways of utilizing the earth.
