The geological history of the Earth follows the major geological events in Earth's past based on the geological time scale, a system of chronological...
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(about 490 BC). Some of the first geological thoughts were about the origin of the Earth. Ancient Greece developed some primary geological concepts concerning...
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The geologic time scale or geological time scale (GTS) is a representation of time based on the rock record of Earth. It is a system of chronological...
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understanding of the main events of Earth's past, characterized by constant geological change and biological evolution. The geological time scale (GTS)...
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photosynthesis evolved, Earth's atmosphere had no free diatomic elemental oxygen (O2). Small quantities of oxygen were released by geological and biological processes...
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Geological history may refer to: Historical geology, or paleogeology is a discipline that seeks to reconstruct and understand the geological history of...
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are able to chronicle the geological history of the Earth as a whole. One aspect is to demonstrate the age of the Earth. Geology provides evidence for plate...
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geological future of Earth can be extrapolated based on the estimated effects of several long-term influences. These include the chemistry at Earth's...
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Historical geology or palaeogeology is a discipline that uses the principles and methods of geology to reconstruct the geological history of Earth. Historical...
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Steno, including the so-called law of superposition and stratigraphy, used to estimate the geological histories of Earth and the Moon, are being actively...
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Future of Earth – Long-term extrapolated geological and biological changes of planet Earth Geological history of Earth – The sequence of major geological events...
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salinity and evaporation of the Mediterranean to determine the age of the Earth 1743 – Dr Christopher Packe produces a geological map of south-east England...
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Engineering geology is the application of geology to engineering study for the purpose of assuring that the geological factors regarding the location,...
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special exploring the geological history of Earth, airing on December 16, 2007. Focusing on different geologic features of the Earth, the series premiered...
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of landforms Geophysics – Physics of the Earth and its vicinity Historical geology – Study of the geological history of Earth Hydrogeology – Study of...
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Hollow Earth Geological history of Earth Lehmann discontinuity Rain-out model Seismic tomography – technique for imaging the subsurface of Earth using...
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A geological event is a temporary and spatially heterogeneous and dynamic (diachronous) happening in Earth history that contributes to the transformation...
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Uniformitarianism (redirect from Actualism (geology))
Principles of Geology was the most influential geological work in the middle of the 19th century. Geoscientists support diverse systems of Earth history, the...
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This is a list of all articles related to geology – Scientific study of Earth's physical composition that cannot be readily placed on the following subtopic...
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Plate tectonics (redirect from Plate tectonics of Earth)
descriptions of redirect targets Geological history of Earth – The sequence of major geological events in Earth's past Geodynamics – Study of dynamics of the Earth...
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This timeline of volcanism on Earth includes a list of major volcanic eruptions of approximately at least magnitude 6 on the Volcanic explosivity index...
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contributed to the geological understanding of Earth's history, the archaeological understanding of human history, and the development of engineering and...
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This timeline of natural history summarizes significant geological and biological events from the formation of the Earth to the arrival of modern humans...
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2008-12-19. Burchfield, Joe D. (1998). "The age of the Earth and the invention of geological time". Geological Society, London, Special Publications. 143 (1):...
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cause of the feature, but rather to describe only its appearance. Geological features of the Solar System Geological history of Earth Geology of Mercury...
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naturally occurring geological processes. geologic map A special-purpose map made to show geological features. geological time scale geology geosyncline A mobile...
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of hydrocarbon fuels Historical geology – The study of the geological history of Earth Hydrogeology – The study of the distribution and movement of groundwater...
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Deep time (category History of Earth science)
philosophical concept of geological time was developed in the 18th century by Scottish geologist James Hutton; his "system of the habitable Earth" was a deistic...
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A geological survey is the systematic investigation of the geology beneath a given piece of ground for the purpose of creating a geological map or model...
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(August 2004). "70 m.y. history (139–69 Ma) for the Caribbean large igneous province". Geology. 32 (8). Geological Society of America: 697–700. Bibcode:2004Geo...
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