| 单词 | historical geology |
| 释义 | > as lemmashistorical geology historical geology n. [after French géologie historique (1823 in the passage translated in quot. 1823)] = stratigraphy n. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > earth sciences > geology > [noun] > stratigraphy historical geology1823 stratigraphy1841 time stratigraphy1945 chronostratigraphy1961 magnetostratigraphy1972 1823 tr. A. von Humboldt Geognostical Ess. Superposition Rocks 261 Secondary Formations. These formations are very unequally developed on the globe, and the cause of this inequality of developement is one of the most interesting problems of geogony or historical geology. 1876 A. H. Green Geol. for Students: Physical Geol. ii. 11 Historical Geology or Geogenie. 1952 W. J. Miller Introd. Hist. Geol. (ed. 6) i. 1 Historical geology deals with the records of events of earth history including the history and evolution of plants and animals in past ages. Its object is to arrange these events in the regular order of their occurrence and to interpret their significance. 2001 S. L. Miller Journey into Life i. iii. 71 The field of historical geology was developed for the purpose of deciphering the mystery of the origins and history of the earth and its processes. < as lemmas |
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