class website http://oceans1.csusb.edu/360/360f15.htm
Immerse yourself in the historical legacy of any or one or all of these scientists–Charles Darwin, Nicolaus Steno, James Hutton, Jared Diamond. Obtain any or all of the books listed below, and summarize the essence of each chapter in the book by using a reading evaluation form available on the website. Completion of the reading evaluations for any book will net you a 10% change in your grade for the course, or if you read and evaluate all five, up to 50%.
• Cutler, Alan. 2003. The Seashell on the Mountaintop: A Story of Science, Sainthood, and the Humble Genius who Discovered a New History of the Earth. Published by Dutton, a member of Penguin Group, NY, USA. 228 pp.