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Exploring the geological research, this title explains how advances in the understanding of plate tectonics, seismology, and satellite imagery have enabled us to see the Earth for what it is. It introduces the concepts of continental drift, the earth's structure, sea floor spreading, and the relationship between the atmosphere and the oceans.



For generations, the ground beneath the feet of our ancestors seemed solid and unchanging. Around 30 years ago, two things happened that were to revolutionize the understanding of our home planet. First, geologists realized that the continents themselves were drifting across the surface of the globe and that oceans were being created and destroyed. Secondly, pictures of the entire planet were returned from space. As the astronomer Fred Hoyle had predicted, this 'let loose an idea as powerful as any in history'. Suddenly, the Earth began to be viewed as a single entity; a dynamic, interacting whole, controlled by complex processes we scarcely understood. It began to seem less solid. As one astronaut put it, 'a blue jewel on black velvet; small, fragile and touchingly alone'. Geologists at last were able to see the whole as well as the detail; the wood as well as the trees. This book brings their account up to date with the latest understanding of the processes that govern our planet. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.

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Very Short Introductions - The Earth

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Geology: A Very Short Introduction

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Planets A Very Short Introduction

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This very short introduction discusses the nature of planets and gas giants and their rings and moons it also looks beyond pluto in the kuiper belt at the knowledge we have about planets around other stars with many striking photos to illustrate the details it demonstrates the unique world of Uiterlijk 15 november in huis .. MEER INFO

Taal: en

Bindwijze: Paperback

Oorspronkelijke releasedatum: 26 juni 2003

Aantal pagina's: 141

Illustraties: Nee

Hoofdauteur: Martin Redfern

Hoofduitgeverij: Oxford University Press

Editie: 3

Extra groot lettertype: Nee

Product breedte: 111 mm

Product hoogte: 13 mm

Product lengte: 178 mm

Studieboek: Ja

Verpakking breedte: 115 mm

Verpakking hoogte: 10 mm

Verpakking lengte: 174 mm

Verpakkingsgewicht: 122 g

EAN: 9780192803078

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