New Views on an Old Planet

Name: New Views on an Old Planet
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ISBN: 9780521447553

ISBN-10: 0521447550

ISBN-13: 9780521447553

Edition: 2nd 1994 (Revised)

Authors: Tjeerd H. van Andel

List price: $115.00

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Earth Science is history, and because the earth is changing every day, earth history is being added every moment. Professor van Andel's now famous book on earth history interweaves three main themes: the evolution of the solid earth; the history of oceans and atmospheres; and the evolution of life. In the decade since this award-winning book was first published, much new information has been learned and confirmed, and Dr. van Andel draws on this wealth of knowledge to thoroughly revise and update the text. There is a new chapter on how we can improve our grasp on geological time and, mindful of the current interest in global change, new sections describe the greenhouse effect and address…

Book details

List price: $115.00
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 1994
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 10/28/1994
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 458
Size: 7.01" wide x 10.00" long x 0.94" tall
Weight: 2.090




Foundations



Reading the record of the rocks



Perspective on time



Climate Past and Present: The Ice Age



Climate and climate change



Portrait of an ice age



Explaining glaciations



Drifting Continents, Rising Mountains



Continental drift and plate tectonics



Continental breakup and continental drift



Converging plates and colliding continents



Changing Oceans, Changing Climates



The sea comes in, the sea goes out



Other times and other oceans



Onward to the ice age



A matter of rhythm



The Four-Billion-Year Childhood



Birth of the solid earth



Water for the sea, air for the atmosphere



The dawn of life



Life, Time and Change



Beyond Darwin



Bones of our ancestors



Evolution and environment



Crises and catastrophes