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Emiliani Cesare

Planet earth : Cosmology, geology and the evolution of life and environment - Cambridge Cambridge University press 1992 - 718p xiii

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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ISBN: 9780521409490

Subjects--Topical Terms:
1.Environmental Science - Earth

Dewey Class. No.: 344.046000 / EMI