Planet earth : Cosmology, geology and the evolution of life and environment

By:

Emiliani Cesare

Contributor(s):

Publication details: Cambridge Cambridge University press 1992Description: 718p xiiiISBN:

9780521409490

Subject(s):

1.Environmental Science - Earth

DDC classification:

344.046000 EMI

Contents:

Preface; Part I. Prolegomena: Science and Religion: 1. Monumental scientific discoveries, units of measurement 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 Perspective; Part VII. Appendixes: A. Physical and chemical data; B. Chemical formulary; Part VIII. References and Subject Index. show less

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Preface;
Part I. Prolegomena: Science and Religion:
1. Monumental scientific discoveries, units of measurement 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 Perspective;
Part VII. Appendixes: A. Physical and chemical data; B. Chemical formulary;
Part VIII. References and Subject Index.
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