The cambridge encyclopedia of earth sciences Editor, David G. Smith
Publication details: New York : Crown Publishers, c1981Description: 496 p. : ill( some col.) ; 27 cmISBN:- 0517543702
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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
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Includes index
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