Connecting geology, history, and the classics through a course in geomythology

Journal of Geoscience Education

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 221-226

  Tepper, Jeffrey Hamilton ^a  

^a VALDOSTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Education geoscience; Geology literature and libraries; Geology teaching and curriculum; Geophysics seismology; Volcanoes and volcanism

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION; GEOLOGY; HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE;

EID: 0032857055     PISSN: 10899995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5408/1089-9995-47.3.221     Document Type: Article

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