Understanding the Earth

By Geoffrey C. Brown

Book Overview

Some of the foremost authorities in earth sciences contributed to this volume, first published in 1992, to provide a highly accessible and stimulating account of the rapid evolution of knowledge about the processes that drive and shape the Earth. Well-illustrated and extremely readable accounts cover many aspects of the earth sciences that are often confined to the more esoteric literature - from magma generation in the Earth to the formation of sedimentary basins. From contributions on the Earth's interior and its dynamic evolution to investigations of the natural and human-driven disturbances to the environment, Understanding the Earth reflects the increasingly integrated and multi-disciplinary research that has fed our understanding of the Earth's origin and its internal and surface processes, and provides an indispensable guide to students of modern earth sciences.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521427401
• ISBN13: 9780521427401
• Release Date: November 1992
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 564 Pages
• Weight: 3.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 7.4" x 9.7"