Earth Science, Geography, Mechanical Engineering & Dynamics, Mechanical Engineering & Dynamics, Earth Science
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This book provides the history of the earth, which will enable the reader to gain an integrated overview for many different aspects of earth sciences. It is unusual in that it traces the earth's history through the tectonic evolution of the continental crust from the very beginning of the geological record.This book provides the history of the earth, which will enable the reader to gain an integrated overview for many different aspects of earth sciences. It is unusual in that it traces the earth's history through the tectonic evolution of the continental crust from the very beginning of the geological record.
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A textbook for undergraduate and graduate students of Earth sciences. It provides a history of the Earth which enables students to gain an integrated overview of the many different aspects of Earth sciences. The author assesses the evidence from the geological record of the role of plate tectonics in continental development from 4 Ga to the present. This edition (second was 1984) is largely rewritten--the section on the Precambrian and Paleozoic orogens is completely new--and most references have been updated to encompass research of the past decade. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)Book Details
Published
August 3, 1977
Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell
Pages
385
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9780471994763