| Description |
xiii, 718 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm |
| Contents |
Machine derived contents note: Preface -- Part I. Prolegomena: Science and Religion: 1. Monumental scientific discoveries, units of measurements, and a warning about this book -- Part II. Matter and Energy: 2. Atoms and photons -- 3. The atomic nucleus -- Part III. Cosmology -- 4. Birth of the universe -- 5. Measuring the universe -- 6. The objects in the sky -- 7. The solar system -- 8. Earth in space -- Part IV. Geology: 9. Minerals and gems -- 10. Igneous rocks and volcanism -- 11. The Earth's interior -- 12. Plate tectonics -- 13. The atmosphere -- 14. The hydrosphere -- 15. Sediments and sedimentary rocks -- 16. Sedimentary environments -- 17. Diagenesis, metamorphism, and rock deformation -- 18. Stratigraphy -- Part V. Evolution of Life and Environment: 19. Origin and early evolution of life -- 20. The cryptozoic: sections and taxa -- 21. Early phanerozoic phyla and related taxa -- 22. The paleozoic -- 23. The mesozoic -- 24. The cenozoic -- Part VI. The Historical Perspectives: Part VII. Appendices: Part VIII. References and subject index |
| Analysis |
Earth (Planet) |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Cosmology.
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Geology.
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Cosmology.
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Geology.
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| SUBJECT |
Earth (Planet) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85040427
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| LC no. |
92005757 |
| ISBN |
0521401232 (hc) |
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0521409497 (pb) |
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