Time Matters: Geology's Legacy to Scientific Thought

"This book is written for the general reader, so technical terms and the detailed science behind some of the controversies is pushed to the background whilst some of the more human aspects come to the fore. I liked the style and the format of this book which will provide readers with a great insight into the development of our science and the concepts it has brought to the world." (Down to Earth, 1 November 2011)

"I thoroughly recommend the paperback version of the book to colleagues and students alike - you will not be disappointed." (Geoscientist, 1 March 2011)

"Recommended. Lower-and upper-division undergraduates and general readers". (Choice, 1 November 2010)

"Takes the reader through a comprehensive synopsis of the topic; through rock dating and time scales, plutonism and neptunism, uniformitarianism and catastrophism, evolution and creationism, and onto continental drift and plate tectonics. Each concept, set into its own historical timescale, details the development and discoveries that have shaped our understanding of geological time, by the people most notably involved...an ideal introduction to the topic most central to any study of the earth sciences." Pete Loader (Teaching Earth Sciences Vol 36 No 1 2011)