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The Mass-Extinction Debates - How Science Works in a Crisis (Paperback)
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The Mass-Extinction Debates - How Science Works in a Crisis (Paperback)
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It wasn't just the dinosaurs that were wiped out 65 million years
ago, but many species - hence, 'mass extinction'. But what killed
them? That's what this book is all about, the debate triggered by
the suggestion, in the early 1980s, that they were struck down by a
giant meteorite striking the Earth. The book grew out of a meeting
between scientists, historians, philosophers and sociologists, held
in 1991, and themselves and the response of both scientists and
non-scientists to those arguments. Excellent stuff. (Kirkus UK)
This book is the first to examine the arguments and behavior of the
scientists who have been locked in conflict for a decade over two
competing hypotheses for the cause of the mass extinction, some 65
million years ago, of most of life on earth, including the
dinosaurs. These papers - by historians, sociologists,
philosophers, and participating scientists - provide an exceptional
opportunity to observe firsthand the workings of science that in
quieter times are hidden from view. The book concludes with an
overarching discussion by a balanced panel of embattled scientists
and scholars.
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