| Description |
237 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
| Note |
"An American Museum of Natural History book." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page 214). |
| Contents |
An Earth moon mystery / Robert A. Fogel -- Origin and evolution of the continents / Roberta L. Rudnick -- Life and the evolution of Earth's atmosphere / Stephen J. Mojzsis -- Case study: retrieving a stromatolite from the Sahara Desert -- Case study: zircon chronology: dating the oldest material on Earth -- Profile: Arthur Holmes: harnessing the mechanics of mantle convection to the theory of continental drift -- Global seismic tomography: a snapshot of convection in the Earth / Robert D. van der Hilst -- Convection in the core and the generation of the Earth's magnetic field / Gary A. Glatzmaier -- Mantle convection / Peter Bunge -- Case study: ultra-high-pressure experimentalist who studies the deep Earth -- Profile: Inge Lehmann: discoverer of the Earth's inner core -- The structure of mountain ranges / Peter H. Molnar -- Averting earthquake surprises in the Pacific Northwest / Brian F. Atwater -- Hawaii and hotspots: a window to the deep mantle / Steven L. Goldstein -- The hazards of volcanoes / Haraldur Sigurdsson -- Case study: forecasting earthquakes using paleoseismology -- Case study: a conversation with Jacques Malavieille -- Profile: Harry Hess: one of the discoverers of seafloor spreading -- The erosion of the Grand Canyon / George Billingsley -- Death among the dunes: a dinosaur murder mystery / Lowell Dingus, David B. Loope -- Case study: mapping Mt. Rainier -- Profile: James Hutton: the founder of modern geology -- The oceans' role in climate / Martin H. Visbeck -- Predicting El Niño / Mark A. Cane -- Global warming / Charles F. Keller -- An ice core time machine / Paul A. Mayewski -- Case study: studying tree rings to learn about global climate -- Profile: Milutin Milankovitch: seeking the cause of the ice ages -- |
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Earth: the Goldilocks planet / Rachel Oxburgh -- Black smokers: incubators on the seafloor / Deborah S. Kelley -- Resources of the Earth- where do metals come from? / James Webster -- Case study: looking for life in Antarctica ... and on Mars -- Case study: mapping hot springs on the deep ocean floor -- Profile: Harold C. Urey: discoverer of deuterium and investigator of the origin of life, the origin of the planets, and the climate of the early Earth. |
| Subject |
Geology.
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Earth (Planet)
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| Added Author |
Mathez, Edmond A.
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American Museum of Natural History.
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| ISBN |
1565845951 paperback |
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19.95 |
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