ISBN: 0135127580 Binding: Paperback Edition: 9th Author(s): N/A Publisher: Pearson Custom Publishing Number of Pages:
To understand timely issues such as natural disasters and environmental challengesand to evaluate solutions to related problemsthe average citizen needs a basic awareness of the scientific principles that influence our planet This trusted book makes an often-complex subject accessible to readers with a strong focus on readability and illustrations Offers a meaningful non-technical survey that is informative and up to date for learning basic principles and concepts Includes a revised and expanded GEODe Earth CD-ROM Updates and revises art and illustrations to include dozens of new high-quality photographs carefully selected to aid understanding and add realism Provides a wealth of new special-interest boxes including "Earth as a System" "People and the Environment" and "Understanding Earth" A useful reference for anyone interested in learning more about Earth's geology
ISBN: 0495560073 Binding: Paperback Edition: 6 Author(s): Reed Wicander, James S. Monroe Publisher: Brooks Cole Number of Pages: 444
HISTORICAL GEOLOGY Sixth Edition presents a balanced overview of the geological and biological history of Earth as a continuum of interrelated events that reflect the underlying principles and processes that have shaped our planet Students are taught the basic geologic principles as well as how scientists apply these principles to unravel Earth's history Three major themes - time evolutionary theory and plate tectonics - are woven together throughout the book to help students link essential material and enhance their understanding of historical geology The sixth edition has been thoroughly updated to include the formation of the Earth-Moon system information about the evolution of populations as a whole and coverage of climate change throughout the text placing an emphasis on what we don't know within the historical geology field as compared to what we do know
Bare Bones Geology: For the Geologically Challenged
ISBN: 1412012163 Binding: Paperback Edition: Author(s): Alan M. Cvancara Publisher: Trafford Publishing Number of Pages: 166
Snatch some geology without technical bog-down with this copiously illustrated book Learn how to read landscapes cope with geologic hazards and answer such questions as "Why are oceans salty"
ISBN: 1446052389 Binding: Paperback Edition: Author(s): Charles Kingsley Publisher: Gregg Press Number of Pages: 294
Many of the earliest books particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive We are republishing these classic works in affordable high quality modern editions using the original text and artwork
The Map That Changed the World: William Smith and the Birth of Modern Geology (P.S.)
ISBN: 0061767905 Binding: Paperback Edition: 1 Author(s): Simon Winchester Publisher: Harper Perennial Number of Pages: 368
In 1793 a canal digger named William Smith made a startling discovery He found that by tracing the placement of fossils which he uncovered in his excavations one could follow layers of rocks as they dipped and rose and fellclear across England and indeed clear across the worldmaking it possible for the first time ever to draw a chart of the hidden underside of the earth Smith spent twenty-two years piecing together the fragments of this unseen universe to create an epochal and remarkably beautiful hand-painted map But instead of receiving accolades and honors he ended up in debtors' prison the victim of plagiarism and virtually homeless for ten years more The Map That Changed the World is a very human tale of endurance and achievement of one man's dedication in the face of ruin With a keen eye and thoughtful detail Simon Winchester unfolds the poignant sacrifice behind this world-changing discovery
The Geology Book Study Guide (Wonders of Creation)
ISBN: 1893345602 Binding: Paperback Edition: Author(s): John D. Morris Publisher: Master Books Number of Pages: 44
Rocks firmly anchored to the ground and rocks floating through space fascinate us Jewelry houses and roads are just some of the ways we use what has been made from geologic processes to advance civilization Whether scrambling over a rocky beach or gazing at spectacular meteor showers we cant get enough of geology The Geology Book will teach you:
What really carved the Grand Canyon
How thick the Earths crust is
Why the Earth is unique for life
The varied features of the Earth's surface - from plains to peaks
How sedimentary deposition occurs through water wind and ice
Effects of erosion
Ways in which sediments become sedimentary rock
Fossilization and the age of the dinosaurs
The powerful effects of volcanic activity
Continental drift theory
Radioisotope and carbon dating
Geologic processes of the past
LOOK FOR YOUR FREE 24" PULL OUT POSTER INSIDE Our planet is a most suitable home Its practical benefits are also enhanced by the sheer beauty of rolling hills solitary plains churning seas and rivers and majestic mountains - all set in place by processes that are relevant to todays entire population of this spinning rock we call home
ISBN: 0217457711 Binding: Paperback Edition: Author(s): Thomas George Bonney Publisher: General Books LLC Number of Pages: 108
Book may have numerous typos missing text images or index Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher 1895 Excerpt: CHAPTER VI EIGHT YEARS OF QUIET PROGRESS Both courses of lectures ended and the third volume of the "Principles" successfully launched Mr and Mrs Lyell left London in June 1833 for another Continental tour During their first halt at Paris she was duly introduced to the famous quarries of Montmartre and had an opportunity of "collecting a fossil shell or two for the first time" Thence they made their way to Bonn which she had left as a bride the previous summer and after another short halt proceeded up the gorge of the Rhine to Bingen visiting on the way the ironworks at Sayn and examining the stratified volcanic deposits on the plain between the river and that town The Tertiary basin at Mayence was next visited and from it they went leisurely to Heidelberg From the picturesque old town by the Neckar they struck off to Stuttgart and to Pappenheim examining one or two collections at the former place and the quarries of Solenhofen near the latter These were already noted for the abundant and well-preserved fossils obtained in the quarries worked for the well-known "lithographic stone" though the famous Archaeopteryx had yet to be found; that strange creature feathered and like a bird but with teeth in its beak and a tail like a reptile which has supplied such an important link in the chain of evidence in favour of progressive develop At King's College and at the Royal Institution See pp 71 72 ment Thence they - travelled to Niirnberg and Bayrenth visiting on theu"-way the noted caves at Muggendorf and returned to'Jonn by way of Bamberg Wiirtzburg Aschaffenb'er-g; and Frankfurt In this journey few localities of special interest were investigated but as Lyell's letters sh'cw no opportunity was lost of discussing important questions with loc
ISBN: Binding: Kindle Edition Edition: Author(s): Charles Darwin Publisher: Number of Pages: 113
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