Author : Herman Schneider
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 24,85 MB
Release : 2014-10-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0486782018
This illustrated introduction to geology offers young readers insights into everyday signs of our constantly changing environment. Fascinating subjects include rivers of ice, the rise of volcanoes, and the formation of precious stones.
Author : James Monroe
Publisher : Brooks Cole
Page : 774 pages
File Size : 14,48 MB
Release : 2005-02-08
Category : Science
ISBN :
THE CHANGING EARTH, a leader in the Introductory Geology course, is the only text specifically written for the combined physical and historical geology course. The Fourth Edition's content is based on the best-selling texts PHYSICAL GEOLOGY: EXPLORING THE EARTH and HISTORICAL GEOLOGY: EVOLUTION OF EARTH AND LIFE THROUGH TIME, both written by James Monroe and Reed Wicander. Briefer than the previous edition and maintaining a consistent and clear writing style throughout, the text provides a balanced coverage of physical and historical geology with engaging, real-life examples that draw students into the material. Examples in the Fourth Edition include new two-page art spreads, new paleogeographic maps, and Geology in Unexpected Places-a favorite feature from PHYSICAL GEOLOGY: EXPLORING THE EARTH, Fifth Edition. Known for its competitive and robust ancillary package, the Fourth Edition now features GeologyNow, the first assessment-centered student tutorial technology developed for the Geology market. The seamless integration of GeologyNow with chapter concepts emphasizes the connections between the content and students' own lives, through visual 3-D animations and chapter quizzes, helping students develop a greater appreciation for geology. Important Notice: Media content referenced within the product description or the product text may not be available in the ebook version.
Author : Lee C. Gerhard
Publisher : AAPG
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 16,90 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Climatic changes
ISBN : 0891810544
Author : Steven R. Bohlen
Publisher :
Page : 72 pages
File Size : 23,10 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Geology
ISBN :
Author : Marcia Bjornerud
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 11,47 MB
Release : 2020-02-11
Category : Nature
ISBN : 069120263X
Explains why an awareness of Earth's temporal rhythms is critical to planetary survival and offers suggestions for how to create a more time-literate society.
Author : Jon Erickson
Publisher :
Page : 243 pages
File Size : 41,29 MB
Release : 1996-01-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780816033546
Looks at marine life and the underwater land structures that support it
Author : Mott T. Greene
Publisher : Cornell University Press
Page : 325 pages
File Size : 36,80 MB
Release : 2017-01-15
Category : Science
ISBN : 1501704745
In this clear and comprehensive introduction to developments in geological theory during the nineteenth century, Mott T. Greene asserts that the standard accounts of nineteenth-century geology, which dwell on the work of Anglo-American scientists, have obscured the important contributions of Continental geologists; he balances this traditional emphasis with a close study of the innovations of the French, German, Austro-Hungarian, and Swiss geologists whose comprehensive theory of earth history actually dominated geological thought of the time. Greene's account of the Continental scientists places the history of geology in a new light: it demonstrates that scientific interest in the late nineteenth century shifted from uniform and steady processes to periodic and cyclic events—rather than the other way around, as the Anglo-American view has represented it. He also puts continental drift theory in its context, showing that it was not a revolutionary idea but one that emerged naturally from the Continental geologists' foremost subject of study-the origin of mountains, oceans, and continents. A careful inquiry into the nature of geology as a field poised between natural history and physical science, Geology in the Nineteenth Century will interest students and scholars of geology, geophysics, and geography as well as intellectual historians and historians of science.
Author : Simon Winchester
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 502 pages
File Size : 47,87 MB
Release : 2009-10-27
Category : Science
ISBN : 0061978272
In 1793, a canal digger named William Smith made a startling discovery. He found that by tracing the placement of fossils, which he uncovered in his excavations, one could follow layers of rocks as they dipped and rose and fell—clear across England and, indeed, clear across the world—making it possible, for the first time ever, to draw a chart of the hidden underside of the earth. Smith spent twenty-two years piecing together the fragments of this unseen universe to create an epochal and remarkably beautiful hand-painted map. But instead of receiving accolades and honors, he ended up in debtors' prison, the victim of plagiarism, and virtually homeless for ten years more. The Map That Changed the World is a very human tale of endurance and achievement, of one man's dedication in the face of ruin. With a keen eye and thoughtful detail, Simon Winchester unfolds the poignant sacrifice behind this world-changing discovery.
Author : Sir Charles Lyell
Publisher :
Page : 512 pages
File Size : 10,19 MB
Release : 1842
Category : Geology
ISBN :
Author : Jon Erickson
Publisher : Infobase Publishing
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 44,72 MB
Release : 2014-05-14
Category : Earth sciences
ISBN : 1438109644
An overview of the formation of Earth and the evolution of various forms of life, and includes a glossary of related terms.
