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Earth''s Restless Surface

Inglese · Tascabile

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Informationen zum Autor Deirdre Janson-Smith is a science communications consultant and writer. With a degree in Zoology, she began her career at the Natural History Museum as part of the exhibition development team. Since then, she has worked in the private sector for museums, science centers, and zoos across the world. Gordon Cressey is the Head of Mineral Sciences in the department of Mineralogy at the Natural History Museum, London, with 25 years of research experience in mineralogy and crystallography. He gained his BS and PhD from Manchester University, and lectured in mineralogy at Oxford University for six years before joining the Museum in 1983. Andrew Fleet is the Head of the Mineralogy department at the Natural History Museum, London. Klappentext An up-to-date introduction to the changing surface of the Earth, from the solid crust to the waters, atmosphere, and living things that interact with it How do natural forces erode and sculpt the Earth's landscape? How are solid rocks worn away and how are they recycled? What influences climate change and what effect does this have on our natural environment? This book explains in accessible language how the planet is being constantly remodeled by powerful natural forces such as wind, water, and ice. It recreates past landscapes and explains how studying the evidence of past climates is a vital part of learning about the Earth's climate system, and how and why change comes about. Packed with color photographs and diagrams, the book reveals how to recognize past events recorded in rocks and considers the challenge of predicting the Earth's future. Zusammenfassung Offers an introduction to the processes and products of change to the Earth's surface. This work explains how the planet is being constantly remodelled by powerful natural forces and guides us through geological time and space to recreate past landscapes. It also features information about the human impact on climate change. ...

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Autori Gordon Cressey, Andrew Fleet, Deidre Janson-Smith, Deirdre Janson-Smith
Editore Natural History Museum
 
Lingue Inglese
Formato Tascabile
Pubblicazione 18.12.2008
 
EAN 9780565092368
ISBN 978-0-565-09236-8
Pagine 112
Categoria Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Geoscienze > Geologia

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