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Material Type: | Internet resource |
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Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Cesare Emiliani |
ISBN: | 0521401232 9780521401234 0521409497 9780521409490 0521498511 9780521498517 |
OCLC Number: | 25632865 |
Description: | xiii, 718 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm |
Contents: | pt. I. Prolegomena: Science and Religion -- Ch. 1. Monumental Scientific Discoveries, Units of Measurement, and a Warning About This Book -- pt. II. Matter and Energy -- Ch. 2. Atoms and Photons -- Ch. 3. Atomic Nucleus -- pt. III. Cosmology -- Ch. 4. Birth of the Universe -- Ch. 5. Measuring the Universe -- Ch. 6. Objects in the Sky -- Ch. 7. Solar System -- Ch. 8. Earth in Space -- pt. IV. Geology -- Ch. 9. Minerals and Gems -- Ch. 10. Igneous Rocks and Volcanism -- Ch. 11. Earth's Interior -- Ch. 12. Plate Tectonics -- Ch. 13. Atmosphere -- Ch. 14. Hydrosphere -- Ch. 15. Sediments and Sedimentary Rocks -- Ch. 16. Sedimentary Environments -- Ch. 17. Diagenesis, Metamorphism, and Rock Deformation -- Ch. 18. Stratigraphy -- pt. V. Evolution of Life and Environment -- Ch. 19. Origin and Early Evolution of Life -- Ch. 20. Cryptozoic: Sections and Taxa -- Ch. 21. Early Phanerozoic Phyla and Related Taxa -- Ch. 22. Paleozoic -- Ch. 23. Mesozoic -- Ch. 24. Cenozoic -- pt. VI. Historical Perspective -- pt. VII. Appendixes -- Appendix A: Physical and Chemical Data -- Appendix B: Chemical Formulary -- pt. VIII. References and Subject Index. |
Responsibility: | Cesare Emiliani. |
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'... a challenging read ...' New Scientist 'Planet Earth is a book that can be read from start to finish and it is also a book that can be dipped into almost anywhere. There is much here to educate and also to entertain.' Mercian Geologist Read more...
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