Earth as an Evolving Planetary System
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Earth as an Evolving Planetary System, Third Edition, examines the various subsystems that play a role in the evolution of the Earth, including subsystems in the crust, mantle, core, atmosphere, oceans, and life. This third edition includes 30% new material...
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Earth as an Evolving Planetary System, Third Edition, examines the various subsystems that play a role in the evolution of the Earth, including subsystems in the crust, mantle, core, atmosphere, oceans, and life. This third edition includes 30% new material and, for the first time, includes full color images in both the print and electronic versions. Topics in the great events chapters are now included in the beginning of the book, with the addition of a new feature of breakout boxes for each event. The second half of the book now focuses on a better understanding of Earth's history by looking at the interactions of the subsystems over time. The Earth's atmosphere, hydrosphere, and biosphere, crustal and mantle evolution, the supercontinent cycle, great events in Earth history, and the Earth in comparison to other planets are also covered.
- Authored by a world leader in tectonics who also authored the two previous editions
- Presents comprehensive coverage of the Earth's history that is relevant for both students and teachers
- Includes important section on Comparative Planetary Evolution, not found in other textbooks
- All illustrations presented throughout both the print and electronic versions in full color
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Preface Chapter 1. Earth Systems Chapter 2. The Crust Chapter 4. The Mantle Chapter 5 The Core Chapter 6 Crustal and Mantle
Autoren-Porträt von Kent C. Condie
Kent Condie is emeritus professor of geochemistry at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, NM where he taught from 1970 to 2015. His textbook, Plate Tectonics and Crustal Evolution, was first published in 1976 and has gone through four editions. In addition, Condie has written seven other professional books the most recent of which, Earth as an Evolving Planetary System is now in the fourth edition. He is author or co-author of over 750 articles published scientific journals. He was awarded NMT's Distinguished Research Award in 1987. In addition, he was elected the Vice President of the International Association for Gondwana Research in 2002 and in 2007 was bestowed an Honorary Doctorate Degree from the University of Pretoria in South Africa. He was awarded the Penrose Medal of the Geological Society of America in 2018.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Kent C. Condie
- 2015, 3rd ed., 430 Seiten, mit Abbildungen, Maße: 21,5 x 27,4 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Verlag: Academic Press
- ISBN-10: 0128036893
- ISBN-13: 9780128036891
- Erscheinungsdatum: 26.11.2015
Sprache:
Englisch
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