historical geology

American  

noun

1. the branch of geology dealing with the history of the earth.

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historical geology British  

noun

1. the branch of geology concerned with the evolution of the earth and its life forms from its origins to the present

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Etymology

Origin of historical geology

First recorded in 1920–25

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historical geology

A laboratory manual of physical and historical geology, by Kirtley F. Mather & Chalmer J. Roy.

From U.S. Copyright Renewals, 1961 July - December by Library of Congress. Copyright Office

This is the story of the geological period as known to historical geology.

From Climatic Changes Their Nature and Causes by Ellsworth Huntington

The volume is divided into two parts, physical geology and historical geology.

From General Science by Bertha M. Clark

In historical geology a broad view is given of the development of the North American continent and the evolution of life upon the planet.

From The Elements of Geology by William Harmon Norton

But until historical geology had been formulated, and until the idea of the unity of nature had dawned upon the minds of scientists, the doctrine of evolution had little significance.

From The Story of the Living Machine A Review of the Conclusions of Modern Biology in Regard to the Mechanism Which Controls the Phenomena of Living Activity by H. W. (Herbert William) Conn