"As a history of tectonic thinking, this is a major work: sure-footed in handling complexities, astute in its attention to both theory and practice, ideas, and individuals; international in scope; proficient in its geology, yet alert to the impact of wider intellectual currents and other sciences. This book will deservedly take its place as a milestone m the history of geology."—Nature
"A coherent intellectual history that will impress the geologist by its mastery of technical materials, the professional historian by its scope, and the general reader by its accessibility and pace. This book deserves serious attention not only from geologists and historians of geology but from all those who are interested in the evolution of science."—Science
"A valuable contribution to the history of geology, this book should be widely read, not only by those with a professional interest in the history of geology, but by advanced students and scholars of any geological discipline."—Journal of Geology
"Geology in the Nineteenth Century is a deeply learned and thoughtful book."—New Scientist
"Mott T. Greene's superbly-written account of geological theory in the nineteenth century is in my judgment the book that anyone who wants to know about the history of geology will have to read."—Harold Burstyn, Historian, United States Geological Survey
