Download or read book The Great Devonian Controversy written by M. J. S. Rudwick and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 1985 with total page 529 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Acclaimed everywhere as a masterpiece in the history of science, The Great Devonian Controversy recreates a scientific debate of the 1830s and 1840s about the dating of certain puzzling rock strata and fossils.