The Earth
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The Earth
by Martin Redfern
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Around 30 years ago, two things happened that were to revolutionize the understanding of our home planet. First, geologists realized that the continents themselves were drifting across the surface of the globe and that oceans were being created and destroyed. Secondly, pictures of the entire planet were returned from space. Suddenly, the Earth began to be viewed as a single entity; a dynamic, interacting whole, controlled by complex processes we scarcely understood.
This Introduction explores emerging geological research and explains how new advances in the understanding of plate tectonics, seismology, and satellite imagery have enabled us to begin to see the Earth as it actually is: dynamic and ever changing.
A useful overview of the processes that have shaped our planet. All in all, if you have limited time and only want to dip into a subject, this sort of condensed introduction to a complicated topic like the Earth will hopefully whet your appetite for a more in-depth knowledge.--Katherine Joy, The Astrobiology Society of Britain
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- Oxford University Press, Brand
- Sep 25, 2003 Pub Date:
- 0192803077 ISBN-10:
- 9780192803078 ISBN-13:
- 141 Pages
- 6.86 in * 4.36 in * 0.38 in Dimensions:
- 0 lb Weight:
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