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Meanings of historical geology in English

Russian
историческая геология
Portuguese
geologia histórica
Spanish
historia geológica

Academic discipline that uses the principles and techniques of geology to reconstruct and understand the geological history of Earth.

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        историческая геология
        Usage of historical geology in English
        1
        The volume is divided into two parts, physical geology and historical geology.
        General Science
        2
        But historical geology alone could never have led to the dynamical phase of modern biology.
        The Story of the Living Machine / A Review of the Conclusions of...
        3
        But, for that matter, the entire subject of historical geology is one that had but the barest beginning before our century.
        A History of Science — Volume 3
        4
        All these puzzling features unite to render the subject of historical geology anything but the simple matter the fathers of the science esteemed it.
        A History of Science — Volume 3
        This collocation consists of:
        Translations for historical geology