古地球演变学

地物

[ noun ]
the explanation of past events in terms of scientific causes (as geological causes)
<noun.cognition>

palaetiology \palaetiology\, Palaetiology \Pa*l[ae]`ti*ol"o*gy\,
n. [Pal[ae]o- + [ae]tiology.]
The science which explains, by the law of causation, the past
condition and changes of the earth; the explanation of past
events in terms of scientific causes, such as geological
causes. -- {Pa*l[ae]`ti*o*log"ic*al}, a.

Syn: paletiology.
[1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]

palaetiology \palaetiology\, Palaetiology \Pa*l[ae]`ti*ol"o*gy\,
n. [Pal[ae]o- + [ae]tiology.]
The science which explains, by the law of causation, the past
condition and changes of the earth; the explanation of past
events in terms of scientific causes, such as geological
causes. -- {Pa*l[ae]`ti*o*log"ic*al}, a.

Syn: paletiology.
[1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]