The Earth Machine: The Science of a Dynamic Planet - Rilegato

Mathez, Edmond A.; Webster, James D.

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ISBN 10: 023112578X ISBN 13: 9780231125789

Casa editrice: Columbia Univ Pr, 2004

Riassunto

A richly illustrated introduction to the dynamic workings of the Earth, based on an exhibit at New York's American Museum of Natural History, furnishes a guided tour of the planet's more than four-billion-year history, revealing how Earth evolved from space dust into a life-sustaining world of oceans, weather, thermal energy, mobile land masses, and more.

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Informazioni sull?autore

Edmond A. Mathez is curator of petrology in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences at the American Museum of Natural History and was chief curator of the Hall of Planet Earth. He is the editor of Earth: Inside and Out and The Encyclopedia of Gemstones and Minerals. James D. Webster is curator of mineral deposits in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences at the American Museum of Natural History and was associate curator of the Hall of Planet Earth.
Edmond A. Mathez is curator of petrology in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences at the American Museum of Natural History and was chief curator of the Hall of Planet Earth. He edited Earth: Inside and Out and The Encyclopedia of Gemstones and Minerals.

James D. Webster is curator of mineral deposits in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences at the American Museum of Natural History and was associate curator of the Hall of Planet Earth.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Columbia Univ Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2004
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 023112578X
• ISBN 13: 9780231125789
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 335
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• Persona responsabile: non disponibile