Understanding the Earth. A New Synthesis

Brown, Geoff, Chris Hawkesworth, and Chris Wilson, Eds.

ISBN 10: 0521370205 / ISBN 13: 9780521370202

Published by Cambridge University Press, Cambridge and New York, 1992

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xii + 551 pp. Rubber-stamped on front free endpaper.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Understanding the Earth. A New Synthesis
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press, Cambridge and New York
• Publication Date: 1992
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521370205
• ISBN 13: 9780521370202
• Binding: Hardback
• Condition: Very Good
• Book Type: book
• Seller catalogs:
  • Geology

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Synopsis

Some of the foremost authorities in earth sciences contributed to this volume, first published in 1992, to provide a highly accessible and stimulating account of the rapid evolution of knowledge about the processes that drive and shape the Earth. Well-illustrated and extremely readable accounts cover many aspects of the earth sciences that are often confined to the more esoteric literature – from magma generation in the Earth to the formation of sedimentary basins. From contributions on the Earth's interior and its dynamic evolution to investigations of the natural and human-driven disturbances to the environment, Understanding the Earth reflects the increasingly integrated and multi-disciplinary research that has fed our understanding of the Earth's origin and its internal and surface processes, and provides an indispensable guide to students of modern earth sciences.

Book Description

Some of the foremost authorities in earth sciences contributed to this volume, first published in 1992, to provide a highly accessible and stimulating account of the rapid evolution of knowledge about the processes that drive and shape the Earth. Well-illustrated and readable accounts cover many aspects of the earth sciences.