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Author: Walter Sullivan Publisher: American Institute of Physics ISBN: Category : Science Languages : en Pages : 464
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Science writer Sullivan (he was science editor of The New York Times for 23 years) updates his 1974 (McGraw-Hill) survey for the student or serious lay reader to incorporate developments that have reinforced or elaborated the theory presented in the original edition. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.
Author: Walter Sullivan Publisher: American Institute of Physics ISBN: Category : Science Languages : en Pages : 464
Book Description
Science writer Sullivan (he was science editor of The New York Times for 23 years) updates his 1974 (McGraw-Hill) survey for the student or serious lay reader to incorporate developments that have reinforced or elaborated the theory presented in the original edition. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.
Author: Lauri J. J Pesonen Publisher: Elsevier ISBN: 0128185341 Category : Science Languages : en Pages : 664
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Ancient Supercontinents and the Paleogeography of Earth offers a systematic examination of Precambrian cratons and supercontinents. Through detailed maps of drift histories and paleogeography of each continent, this book examines topics related to Earth's tectonic evolution prior to Pangea, including plate kinematics, orogenic development, and paleoenvironments. Additionally, this book discusses the methodologies used, principally paleomagnetism and tectonostratigraphy, and addresses geophysical topics of mantle dynamics and geodynamo evolution over billions of years. Structured clearly with consistent coverage for Precambrian cratons, this book combines state-of-the-art paleomagnetic and geochronologic data to reconstruct the paleogeography of the Earth in the context of major climatic events such as global glaciations. It is an ideal, up-to-date reference for geoscientists and geographers looking for answers to questions surrounding the tectonic evolution of Earth. - Provides robust paleogeographies of Precambrian cratons based on high-quality paleomagnetic and geochronologic data and critically tested by global geological datasets - Includes links to updated databases for the Precambrian such as PALEOMAGIA and the Global Paleomagnetic Database (GPMDB) - Presents full-color maps of the drift histories of each continent as well as their paleogeographies - Discusses key questions regarding continental drift, the supercontinent cycle, and the geomagnetic dipole hypothesis and analyzes palaeography in the context of Earth's holistic evolution
Author: Alfred Wegener Publisher: Courier Corporation ISBN: 0486143899 Category : Science Languages : en Pages : 276
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A source of profound influence and controversy, this landmark 1915 work explains various phenomena of historical geology, geomorphy, paleontology, paleoclimatology, and similar areas in terms of continental drift. 64 illustrations. 1966 edition.
Author: Steven Earle Publisher: ISBN: 9781537068824 Category : Languages : en Pages : 628
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This is a discount Black and white version. Some images may be unclear, please see BCCampus website for the digital version.This book was born out of a 2014 meeting of earth science educators representing most of the universities and colleges in British Columbia, and nurtured by a widely shared frustration that many students are not thriving in courses because textbooks have become too expensive for them to buy. But the real inspiration comes from a fascination for the spectacular geology of western Canada and the many decades that the author spent exploring this region along with colleagues, students, family, and friends. My goal has been to provide an accessible and comprehensive guide to the important topics of geology, richly illustrated with examples from western Canada. Although this text is intended to complement a typical first-year course in physical geology, its contents could be applied to numerous other related courses.
Author: Jan Leyssens Publisher: Marvelous But True ISBN: 9781605375809 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 32
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In the early part of the twentieth century, the researcher Marie Tharp worked on a detailed map of the bottom of the ocean. And then she made a discovery--a chasm down the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. Could this discovery help prove the age-old theory that the continents on Earth move? The second book in a series about scientific wonder. Dreaming, daring, thinking, and doing. For researchers ages 6 and up.
Author: Roy Livermore Publisher: Oxford University Press ISBN: 0191027685 Category : Science Languages : en Pages : 493
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Plate tectonics is a revolutionary theory on a par with modern genetics. Yet, apart from the frequent use of clichés such as 'tectonic shift' by economists, journalists, and politicians, the science itself is rarely mentioned and poorly understood. This book explains modern plate tectonics in a non-technical manner, showing not only how it accounts for phenomena such as great earthquakes, tsunamis, and volcanic eruptions, but also how it controls conditions at the Earth's surface, including global geography and climate. The book presents the advances that have been made since the establishment of plate tectonics in the 1960s, highlighting, on the 50th anniversary of the theory, the contributions of a small number of scientists who have never been widely recognized for their discoveries. Beginning with the publication of a short article in Nature by Vine and Matthews, the book traces the development of plate tectonics through two generations of the theory. First generation plate tectonics covers the exciting scientific revolution of the 1960s and 1970s, its heroes and its villains. The second generation includes the rapid expansions in sonar, satellite, and seismic technologies during the 1980s and 1990s that provided a truly global view of the plates and their motions, and an appreciation of the role of the plates within the Earth 'system'. The final chapter bring us to the cutting edge of the science, and the latest results from studies using technologies such as seismic tomography and high-pressure mineral physics to probe the deep interior. Ultimately, the book leads to the startling conclusion that, without plate tectonics, the Earth would be as lifeless as Venus.
Author: Eva O. L. Lantsoght Publisher: Springer ISBN: 3319774255 Category : Study Aids Languages : en Pages : 396
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This textbook is a guide to success during the PhD trajectory. The first part of this book takes the reader through all steps of the PhD trajectory, and the second part contains a unique glossary of terms and explanation relevant for PhD candidates. Written in the accessible language of the PhD Talk blogs, the book contains a great deal of practical advice for carrying out research, and presenting one’s work. It includes tips and advice from current and former PhD candidates, thus representing a broad range of opinions. The book includes exercises that help PhD candidates get their work kick-started. It covers all steps of a doctoral journey in STEM: getting started in a program, planning the work, the literature review, the research question, experimental work, writing, presenting, online tools, presenting at one’s first conference, writing the first journal paper, writing and defending the thesis, and the career after the PhD. Since a PhD trajectory is a deeply personal journey, this book suggests methods PhD candidates can try out, and teaches them how to figure out for themselves which proposed methods work for them, and how to find their own way of doing things.
Author: Trond H. Torsvik Publisher: Cambridge University Press ISBN: 1107105323 Category : Science Languages : en Pages : 329
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This book provides a complete Phanerozoic story of palaeogeography, using new and detailed full-colour maps, to link surface and deep-Earth processes.
Author: Walter Sullivan
Author: Walter Sullivan
Author: Lauri J. J Pesonen
Author: Alfred Wegener
Author: Steven Earle
Author: Jan Leyssens
Author: Lisa Yount
Author: Roy Livermore
Author: Frederic Golden
Author: Eva O. L. Lantsoght
Author: Trond H. Torsvik