In which Max considers the question on everyone’s mind: whether uniformitarianism was a factor in Americans’ rejection of continental drift in the 1920s
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"The great heart of nature beats"
In which Max concludes his investigation of periodic diastrophism in the twentieth century by exploring its uptake in (vertebrate) paleontology
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"Nature Vibrates with Rhythms"
In which Max continues his investigation of the popularity of periodic diastrophism in the first half of the twentieth century
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Pulse of the Solid Earth
In which Max explores Thomas Chamberlin’s theory of periodic diastrophism and asks just how big a deal was it anyway?
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Second Thoughts on Lyell
In which Max has second thoughts about some s*** he said about Charles Lyell
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Problematica: The Charles Lyell Collection
In which Max has assembled all his essays on Charles Lyell in one convenient place
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