| Webster's Online Dictionary |
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| Historical geology | Historical geology is the use of the principles of geology to reconstruct and understand the history of the Earth. It focuses on geologic processes that change the Earth's surface and subsurface; and the use of stratigraphy, structural geology and paleontology to tell the sequence of these events. It also focuses on the evolution of plants and animals during different time periods in the Geological timescale. The discovery of radioactivity and the development of a variety of radiometric dating techniques in the first half of the 20th century provided a means of deriving absolute versus relative ages of geologic history. (references) | ||
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| Historical geology | Mining | A major branch of geology that is concerned with the evolution of the Earth and its life forms from its origins to the present day. The study of historical geology therefore involves investigations into stratigraphy, paleontology, and geochronology, as well as the consideration of pale environments, glacial periods, and plate-tectonic motions. It is complementary to physical geology. Not to be confused with history of geology. See also: geology. (references) | |
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