
The Earth
Its Origin, History and Physical Constitution
Harold Jeffreys(Author)
Cambridge University Press
Published on 30. October 2008
Book
Paperback/Softback
612 pages
978-0-521-08518-2 (ISBN)
Description
This is a digital reprint of the revised 1976 edition of this classic work. It examines seismology, gravity, the strength of the shell, the variation of latitude and the figure of the Moon. The chapter on tidal friction is largely rewritten and what now seem to be the three most reliable estimates of the true secular acceleration of the Moon agree in suggesting that the provisional estimate in the last edition should be considerably increased. The criticism of theories of continental drift, convection and plate tectonics is much expanded. A new appendix pinpoints directions for future geophysical research. The Earth continues to provide a fundamental and comprehensive account of geophysical problems, essential to all scientists concerned with problems of the origin, history and physical constitution of the Earth.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
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Worked examples or Exercises
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 36 mm
Weight
980 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-521-08518-2 (9780521085182)
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04/1976
Cambridge University Press
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04/1976
Cambridge University Press
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Content
1. The Mechanical Properties of Rocks; 2. The Theory of Elastic Waves; 3. Observational Seismology; 4. The Theory of the Figures of the Earth and Moon; 5. The Figures of the Earth and Moon. Discussion of Observations; 6. Stress-Differences in the Earth; 7. Nutations, the Bodily Tide, and Free Vibrations; 8. Imperfections of Elasticity : Tidal Friction; 9. The Age of the Earth; 10. The Thermal History of the Earth; 11. The Origin of the Earth's Surface Features; 12. Special Problems.