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18 July 2006
A. History of Earth Science
1.
The origins of the earth sciences in prehistoric times
http://ce.eng.usf.edu/pharos/wonders/
2.
The earth science from antiquity to the 16th century
a.
Geological Sciences
i.
Preface
http://encycloprdia.thefreedictionary.com/Geology History of Geology, Scientific
Fields, Eras/Time, See Browser & Dictionary
http://www.world-mysteries.com/mpl.htm
http://www.geology.com/ Comprehensive
http://veneux.ensmp.fr/cofrhigeo//en.htm
http://koning.ecsu.ctstateu.edu/Plants_Human/scimeth.html
http://collections.ic.gc.ca/science/english/index.html Physics, Chemistry, Biology,
Engineering, Computer Science, Technology…Various Classroom Science Projects
ii.
Speculation of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions
http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Earth%20science
http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Geology
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aso/tryit/tectonics/
iii.
Speculation about fossils
http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Archaeology
iv.
Study of landforms and land-sea relations
http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Geography
http://www.extremescience.com/site_map.htm Maps & Atlases, Physical Extremes
b.
3.
Hydrologic and atmospheric sciences
i.
Theories of groundwater circulation and precipitation
http://www.agu.org/sci_soc/everyonehy.html
http://water.usgs.gov/wsc/glossary.html
http://www.groundwater.org/kc/kc.html
http://nc.water.usgs.gov/
ii.
The origin of the Nile and the cause of its floods
http://www.diduknow.info/nilefile/
http://www.civilization.ca/civil/egypt/egcgeo2e.html
http://i-cias.com/e.o/nile.htm
iii.
Study of the tides
http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Oceanography Ecosystems, Chemical &
Physical Process, See Browser & Dictionary
http://bbc.co.uk/sn/ Search Oceanography
http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Limnology Freshwater Biological,
Physical, Chemical Aspects, See Articles, See Hydrosphere, Physical & Chemical
http://www.sciencegems.com
The Earth sciences in the 16th, 17th, and 18th centuries
a.
Geological sciences
i.
The beginnings of mineralogy: the study of ore deposits
http://webmineral.com/
http://webmineral.com/other.shtml
http://webmineral.com/Alphabetical_Listing.shtml
http://www.floridasmart.com/subjects/earth.htm Geology, Minerals, Caves,
Volcanoes, Climate, Natural Wonders
http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/mineralogy Physical/Chemical Properties
of Minerals, List of Minerals, See Browser & Dictionary
http://bbbc.co.uk/sn/ Search Mineralogy
ii.
The development of paleontology and stratigraphy
http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Paleontology Fossils, Paleontologists,
Geography, Timeline, Smithsonian Website
http://bbc.co.uk/sn/ Search Paleontology, See Prehistoric Life
http://earthsci.org
iii.
Taxonomy
http://www.malaspina.com/site/person_760.asp
i. The controversy between the Neptunists and Plutonists: Earth history according to
Werner and Hutton
b.
Hydrological sciences
i.
ii.
iii.
iv.
Theories of spring discharge, global water balance
http://www.edwardsaquifer.net/glossary.html
http://geography.about.com/library/weekly/aa120897.htm
http://www.lmnoeng.com/
http://www.ce.utexas.edu/prof/maidment/atlas/atlas.htm#intro
v.
c.
1.
Atmospheric sciences
i.
The study of water vapor in the atmosphere
http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com See Meteorology, Climatology, See
Browser & Dictionary
http://www.usatoday.com/weather/wteach.htm Climate & Weather
http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/space/
http://earthsci.org
http://www.sciencegems.com
ii.
The study of atmospheric pressure, temperature, and circulation
http://ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/(Gh)/guides/mtr/fw/prs/def.rxml
http://www.physicalgeography.net/fundamentals/7d.html
The Earth sciences in the 19th century
a.
Geological sciences
i.
The development of crystallography and the classification of minerals and rocks
http://mineral.gly.bris.ac.uk/Mineralogy/minIIhome.html
ii.
The faunal succession and organic evolution concept: Wm Smith, Charles Darwin
http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Theory%20of%20evolution
http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Charles%20Darwin
http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Origin%20of%20Species
http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Anthropology
http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/darwinism.html
http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/organizations#aig
http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/anti-darwin.html
iii.
Evidence for an Ice Age: the work of Louis Agassiz
http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Glaciology See Links
iv.
The concept of geological time and estimates of the age of the earth
http://www.earthscienceworld.org/ Search Images, Data, Timeline, Games
http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/msese/earthsysflr/geotime.html Earth time
v.
Concepts of landform evolution
http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/sedimentology Methods of Formation,
See Browser & Dictionary
http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/ Volcanoes
http://www.fi.edu/earth/earth.html Forces within the Earth
ii.
The study of gravity, isostasy, and the earth figure
b.
Hydrologic sciences
i.
The study of groundwater flow and surface water discharge: Darcy’s law
http://www.sciencegems.com/earth2.html
http://ga.water.usgs.gov/edu/ Water Science
ii.
The beginnings of oceanography as a discipline
http://www.mth.uea.ac.uk/ocean/vl/
http://www.esdim.noaa.gov/ocean_page.html
http://www.webdirectory.com/Science/Oceanography/
http://www.cotf.edu/ete/ Exploring the Environment
c.
2.
Atmospheric science
i.
The study of the composition of the atmosphere
http://www.sciencegems.com/earth.html
http://www.oar.noaa.gov/k12/ Weather
ii.
The study of clouds, fog, dew, and storms
http://geography.uoregon.edu/envchange/clim_animations/index.html
The Earth sciences in the 20th century
a.
Geological science
i.
Development of radiometric dating
http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/woodmorappe-geochronology.html
ii.
The experimental study of rocks: experimental petrology
http://www.jimloy.com/geology/geology.htm
http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/rocks/
iii.
Instruments
http://www.sil.si.edu/digitalcollections/trade-literature/scientificinstruments/index.htm
b.
Biological Sciences
i.
Molecular biology: Biochemistry: Biophysics: Genetics
http://pacs.unica.it/biblio/lesson5.htm
ii.
Cell Biology: Cancer research: Microbiology: Radiation Biology: Tissue Culture:
Transplantation Biology, Anatomy
http://www.sciencegems.com/life2.html
http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Cell%20biology
http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Biology
http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/History%20of%20anatomy
http://pacs.unica.it/biblio/lesson6.htm
http://www.english.upenn.edu/~jlynch/Frank/Contexts/bio.html
iii.
Organismic Biology: Botany: Ecology: Embryology: Ethology: Eugenics:
Gnotobiology: Morphology: Paleontology: Physiology: Zoology
http://www.sciencegems.com/life.html
http://www.jimloy.com/biology/biology.htm
http://www.english.upenn.edu/~jlynch/Frank/Contexts/bio.html
iv.
Population Biology: Biogeography: Comparative Psychology: Ecology: Taxonomy
v.
Current Earth Science Articles/Other Subject Areas
http://www.agu.org/sci_soc/everyone.html
http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/factsheet/earthfact.html Earth Fact Sheet
http://www-spof.gsfc.nasa.gov/Education/Intro.html Earth’s Radiation and
Magnetism
http://www.energyquest.ca.gov/story/index.html#table
http://www.islandnet.com/~see/weather/elements/thunder2.htm Lighting
http://www.hypertextbook.com/facts/1999/DavidFriedman.shtml
http://www.usgs.gov/education/index.html General Science
http://minerals.cr.usgs.gov/gips/na/aii-indx.htm Earth and Chemistry
http://www.soest.hawaii.edu/GG/ASK/askanerd.html Ask a Scientist
http://kids.earth.nasa.gov/
http://www.extremescience.com/earthsciport.htm Earth Science Records
http://www.myacademiconlyhomepage.com/Ecology_Global-Warming-ClimateChange.html
http://www.myacademiconlyhomepage.com/Wetlands.html
http://www.myacademiconlyhomepage.com/Wildlife.html
http://www.ac.by/science/popular.html Massive Listing Not Previously Mentioned
http://newton.physics.wwu.edu:8082/jstewart/scied/earthindex.html