Eustasy: The Historical Ups and Downs of a Major Geological Concept

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Robert H. Dott
Geological Society of America, 1992 - Nature - 111 pages
Surveys the history of the theory that sea levels change worldwide, from the ancient flood myths, through the theories of the 18th and 19th century, to today's complex model of the relationship between sea level and tectonic crustal change. The topic is popular again because of several recent geolog

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The Diminution of the Sea or the Fall
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Eduard Suess and European Thought on Phanerozoic Eustasy
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T C Chamberlins Hypothesis of Diastrophic Control of Worldwide
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