Author: Peter McLaren Donald Duff Publisher: Springer ISBN: Category : Science Languages : en Pages : 840
Book Description
This fourth edition of Arthur Holmes' Principles of Physical Geology returns to the three-part structure of the original book. Following a preliminary survey of the subject, the external processes affecting the Earth's crust are described, as well as the internal processes.
Author: Peter MacLaren Donald Duff Publisher: Taylor & Francis ISBN: 9780748743810 Category : Languages : en Pages : 840
Book Description
This text assumes no prior knowledge of geology and provides an introduction to the science and the place of geology in the world we live in. It covers of all aspects of geology, starting with a broad view of the Earth as a planet, and developing all the major themes of contemporary geology.
Author: Cherry Lewis Publisher: Cambridge University Press ISBN: 1107659590 Category : Science Languages : en Pages : 271
Book Description
How old is the Earth? At the end of the 19th century, geologists, biologists, physicists and astronomers were all looking for a clock that would provide an answer to this greatest time question of all. Here is the story of one man's vision in developing a geological time scale that would finally lead to an accurate date for the age of the Earth
Author: Cesare Emiliani Publisher: Cambridge University Press ISBN: 9780521409490 Category : Science Languages : en Pages : 740
Book Description
This book explains why we have such a vast array of environments across the cosmos and on our own planet, and also a stunning diversity of plant and animal life on earth.
Author: Graham R. Thompson Publisher: Cengage Learning ISBN: Category : Science Languages : en Pages : 436
Book Description
This text is a brief version of Thompson & Turk's "Modern Physical Geology". It offers professors a more streamlined alternative to the longer introductory text. It emphasizes human-environment interactions and discusses the latest research in physical geology.
Author: Peter McLaren Donald Duff
Author: Arthur Holmes
Author: Peter MacLaren Donald Duff
Author: Arthur Holmes (Geologist, Geophysicist, Great Britain)
Author: Arthur Holmes
Author: Arthur Holmes
Author: Arthur Holmes
Author: Cherry Lewis
Author: Cesare Emiliani
Author: Graham R. Thompson