{"product_id":"the-granite-controversy-h-h-read-1957","title":"The Granite Controversy — H. H. Read (1957)","description":"\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGeological Addresses Illustrating the Evolution of a Disputant\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublished in 1957, H. H. Read's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Granite Controversy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e documents one of the great geological arguments of the twentieth century: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhere does granite come from?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eToday granite is ordinarily introduced as an igneous rock formed through the crystallization of magma. During the first half of the twentieth century, however, its origin was the subject of an intense international debate. One group of geologists emphasized molten magma, while others argued that existing rocks could be transformed into granite through chemical replacement and metamorphic processes—a concept generally associated with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003egranitization\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe dispute became known as the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGranite Controversy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBritish geologist \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHerbert Harold Read (1889–1970)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e was one of the major figures in this debate. A Fellow of the Royal Society and professor of geology at Imperial College London, Read became particularly influential through his studies of metamorphism, granites and the complex relationship between metamorphic and igneous processes.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis volume collects geological addresses delivered by Read between \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1939 and 1954\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, allowing the reader to follow his thinking as the controversy developed. Read deliberately subtitled the book \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGeological Addresses Illustrating the Evolution of a Disputant\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, making it something unusual among scientific monographs: a record not merely of a scientific theory, but of a scientist's changing position during an active intellectual dispute.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRead became famous for the phrase \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"there are granites and granites,\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e reflecting his view that rocks classified together as granite need not necessarily share a single simple origin.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe debate represented a transitional period in geology. Experimental petrology, geochemistry and increasingly sophisticated studies of crustal melting eventually established a much clearer understanding of granite formation, while some processes emphasized during the granitization controversy—particularly partial melting, metasomatism and interaction between magmatic and metamorphic systems—remain important parts of modern petrology.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublished just before plate tectonics revolutionized geology during the 1960s, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Granite Controversy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e captures Earth science at the end of an earlier era of fundamental debate over how the continental crust forms and changes.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003efirst edition, published in 1957\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, containing 430 pages.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e H. 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Read, F.R.S.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTitle:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Granite Controversy: Geological Addresses Illustrating the Evolution of a Disputant\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Interscience Publishers, New York\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYear:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 1957\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEdition:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e First Edition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLength:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e xix + 430 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSubject:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Geology \/ Petrology \/ Granite \/ Metamorphism \/ History of Science\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Vintage ex-library hardcover with institutional stamps and markings. This copy bears provenance from the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePan American Petroleum research library\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Blue cloth binding appears structurally sound with expected signs of age and institutional use. Interior shows age-related toning and library markings. Please refer to photographs for exact condition.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn especially interesting volume for collectors of geology and the history of science: an original first-edition account written by one of the principal participants in a major twentieth-century scientific controversy.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stemcell Science Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43228318138466,"sku":"TH-4942","price":48.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1627\/0819\/files\/IMG_7481.jpg?v=1787268836","url":"https:\/\/www.beosadia.com\/es\/products\/the-granite-controversy-h-h-read-1957","provider":"Osadia Concept Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}