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The cambridge encyclopedia of earth sciences Editor, David G. Smith - New York : Crown Publishers, c1981 - 496 p. : ill( some col.) ; 27 cm.

PART ONE: THE EARTH SCINCES IN PERSEPECTIVE
1. The history of earth sciences

2. The Earth in Space

PART TWO: PHYSICS AND CHEMISTRY OF THE EARTH
3. Seismology and the deep structure of the Earth

4. The chemistry of the Earth

5. Earth materials: minerals and rocks

6. The gravitational mechanics of the earth

7. The Earth as a magnet

8. Trace element and Isotope geochemistry

9. The energy budget of the Earth

PART THREE: CRUSTAL PROCESSES AND EVOLUTION
10. The crust of the Earth

11. The deformation of rocks

12. Volcanic activity away from plate margins

13. Constructive margin processes

14. Destructive margin processes

15. Tectonics and sedimentation

16. The history of the Earth's crust

PART FOUR: SURFACE PROCESSES AND ENVIRONMENT
17. Atmosphere, water and weather

18. Climate and climatic change

19. The Oceans

20. Sedimentation: environments and processes of disposition

21. The origins and early evolution of life

22. Fossils and evolution

23. Historical geology: layers of Earth history
etc...

Includes index

ISBN: 0517543702

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Earth science
The Earth

Dewey Class. No.: 550 / CAM