تحميل...

The Earth : its birth and growth /

"A clear understanding of the Earth's past evolution can provide the key to its possible future development. The Earth: Its Birth and Growth explores the evolution of the Earth over 4.6 billion years using basic reasoning and simple illustrations to help explain the underlying physical and...

وصف كامل

التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
المؤلف الرئيسي: Ojima, Minoru
مؤلفون آخرون: Korenaga, Jun, Yin, Qing-zhu
التنسيق: Printed Book
اللغة:English
منشور في: NewYork Cambridge University press 2012
الطبعة:Second edition.
الموضوعات:
الوصول للمادة أونلاين:http://assets.cambridge.org/97805217/60256/cover/9780521760256.jpg
جدول المحتويات:
  • Machine generated contents note: Preface to the second edition; Preface to the first edition; 1. Heat from within: energy supporting the dynamic Earth; 2. At the time of Earth's birth; 3. Formation of the layered structure of Earth; 4. Time scale of Earth's evolution; 5. Plate tectonics evolution; 6. Evolution of the mantle; 7. Origin of the atmosphere and oceans; 8. Isotopes as DNA of nature; 9. Earth's magnetism; 10. Moon: a looking glass to mirror the ancient Earth; 11. The past and future of the evolving Earth; References; Index.