n.; pl.Geologies [ Gr. ge`a, gh^, the earth + -logy: cf. F. géologie. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
1. The science which treats: (a) Of the structure and mineral constitution of the globe; structural geology. (b) Of its history as regards rocks, minerals, rivers, valleys, mountains, climates, life, etc.; historical geology. (c) Of the causes and methods by which its structure, features, changes, and conditions have been produced; dynamical geology. See Chart of The Geological Series. [ 1913 Webster ]
[里希特霍芬, Lǐ xī tè huò fēn, ㄌㄧˇ ㄒㄧ ㄊㄜˋ ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄈㄣ]Ferdinand von Richthofen (1833-1905), German geologist and explorer who published a major foundational study of the geology of China in 1887 and first introduced the term Silk Road 絲綢之路|丝绸之路#225855[Add to Longdo]
[李希霍芬, Lǐ xī huò fēn, ㄌㄧˇ ㄒㄧ ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄈㄣ]Ferdinand von Richthofen (1833-1905), German geologist and explorer who published a major foundational study of the geology of China in 1887 and first introduced the term Silk Road 絲綢之路|丝绸之路#321858[Add to Longdo]