The Earth : Its Birth and Growth Paperback / softback
by Minoru (University of Tokyo) Ozima, Jun (Yale University, Connecticut) Korenaga, Qing-Zhu (University of California, Davis) Yin
Paperback / softback
Description
A clear understanding of the Earth's past evolution can provide the key to its possible future development.
The Earth: Its Birth and Growth explores the evolution of the Earth over 4.6 billion years using basic reasoning and simple illustrations to help explain the underlying physical and chemical principles and major processes involved.
Fully updated and revised, this rigorous but accessible second edition includes three completely new chapters.
It incorporates exciting developments in isotope geology, placing results within a wider framework of Earth evolution and plate tectonics.
Some background in physics and chemistry is assumed, but basic theories and processes are explained concisely in self-contained sections.
Key research papers and review articles are fully referenced.
This book is ideal as supplementary reading for undergraduate and graduate students in isotope geochemistry, geodynamics, plate tectonics and planetary science.
It also provides an enjoyable overview of Earth's evolution for professional scientists and general readers.
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:164 pages, 10 Tables, black and white; 17 Halftones, unspecified; 13 Line drawings, unspecified
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:12/04/2012
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- ISBN:9781107600768
Information
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:164 pages, 10 Tables, black and white; 17 Halftones, unspecified; 13 Line drawings, unspecified
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:12/04/2012
- Category:
- ISBN:9781107600768
