The Earth

Informationen zum Autor Martin Redfern studied geology at University College London. Since 1981 he has worked as an executive producer at the BBC World Service Science Unit, making programmes for both the World Service and Radio 4. He has also written extensively for magazines and newspapers such as New Scientist, The Economist, the Sunday Times, and the Independent on Sunday. His books include Journey to the Centre of the Earth, (Broadside Books 1991), The Kingfisher Book of Space (1998), and The Kingfisher Book of Planet Earth (1999), which was short-listed for the Aventis Junior Science Book Prize. Klappentext Around 30 years ago, two things happened that were to revolutionize the understanding of our home planet. First, geologists realized that the continents themselves were drifting across the surface of the globe and that oceans were being created and destroyed. Secondly, pictures of the entire planet were returned from space. Suddenly, the Earth began to be viewed as a single entity; a dynamic, interacting whole, controlled by complex processes we scarcely understood.This Introduction explores emerging geological research and explains how new advances in the understanding of plate tectonics, seismology, and satellite imagery have enabled us to begin to see the Earth as it actually is: dynamic and ever changing. Zusammenfassung Exploring the geological research, this title explains how advances in the understanding of plate tectonics, seismology, and satellite imagery have enabled us to see the Earth for what it is. It introduces the concepts of continental drift, the earth's structure, sea floor spreading, and the relationship between the atmosphere and the oceans. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1: Dynamic Planet 2: Deep Time 3: Deep Earth 4: Under the Sea 5: Drifting Continents 6: Volcanoes 7: When the Ground Shakes Epilogue

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Martin Redfern, Martin (Science Producer at the BBC Science Radio Unit) Redfern
• Edition: Oxford University Press Trade
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 15.05.2003
• EAN: 9780192803078
• ISBN: 978-0-19-280307-8
• Dimensions: 112 mm x 178 mm x 10 mm
• Thèmes: Very Short Introductions; A VERY SHORT INTRODUCTION; A Very Short Introductions; A VERY SHORT INTRODUCTION; Very Short Introductions; A Very Short Introductions
• Catégories: Littérature spécialisée; Sciences naturelles, médecine, informatique, technique > Sciences de la Terre > Géologie; SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Geography, popular science, SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Geology, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Environmental / General, environmental science, engineering & technology, Geology, geomorphology and the lithosphere, Physical geography & topography, Environmental science, engineering and technology, Physical geography and topography, Geology & The Lithosphere