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Geophysics : a very short introduction /
Geophysics is the physics of the Earth. Encompassing areas such as seismology, plate tectonics, gravitational anomalies, and the Earth's magnetic field (present and past, as captured in rocks), it brings these together to give clues to both the structure and the workings of our planet. This Ver...
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| Format: | Printed Book |
| Edition: | First edition. |
| Series: | Very short introductions ;
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Table of Contents:
- 1. What is geophysics?
- 2. Planet Earth
- 3. Seismology and the Earth's internal structure
- 4. Siesmicity--the restless Earth
- 5. Gravity and the figure of the Earth
- 6. The Earth's heat
- 7. The Earth's magnetic field
- 8. Afterthoughts.