
Plate Tectonics
Unravelling the Mysteries of the Earth
Jon Erikson(Author)
Facts On File Inc (Publisher)
Published on 1. July 2001
Book
Hardback
304 pages
978-0-8160-4589-1 (ISBN)
Description
For anyone who is interested in developments in the study of the Earth's structure, this text offers an understanding of the theory that provides a single guiding principle to the earth's geological history. Beginning with a historical overview of plate tectonic theory in this century, the book describes how plate tectonics work, how it has affected evolution and extinction, and what the future holds.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
93 b&w photographs, 89 b&w line drawings
ISBN-13
978-0-8160-4589-1 (9780816045891)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Content
Seafloor spreading; mountain building; the rock cycle; tectonics and enviroment; tectonics and the environment; tectnoics in space; contental drift. (part contents)