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Understanding the Earth

Chris Wilson editor Geoff Brown editor Chris Hawkesworth editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Published:5th Nov '92

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This 1992 book contains well-illustrated and readable accounts covering many aspects of the earth sciences.

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.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.

ISBN: 9780521370202

Dimensions: 254mm x 193mm x 39mm

Weight: 1581g

563 pages