New Views on an Old Planet / Edition 2

New Views on an Old Planet / Edition 2

by Tjeerd H. van Andel
ISBN-10:
0521447550
ISBN-13:
9780521447553
Pub. Date:
10/28/1994
Publisher:
Cambridge University Press
ISBN-10:
0521447550
ISBN-13:
9780521447553
Pub. Date:
10/28/1994
Publisher:
Cambridge University Press
New Views on an Old Planet / Edition 2

New Views on an Old Planet / Edition 2

by Tjeerd H. van Andel
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Overview

Earth Science is history, and because the earth is changing every day, earth history is being added every moment. Professor van Andel's now famous book on earth history interweaves three main themes: the evolution of the solid earth; the history of oceans and atmospheres; and the evolution of life. In the decade since this award-winning book was first published, much new information has been learned and confirmed, and Dr. van Andel draws on this wealth of knowledge to thoroughly revise and update the text. There is a new chapter on how we can improve our grasp on geological time and, mindful of the current interest in global change, new sections describe the greenhouse effect and address its possible future ramifications. In prose that is both concise and compelling and with a glossary and suggestions for further reading New Views on an Old Planet: A History of Global Change, makes earth history appealing to the general reader .

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780521447553
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 10/28/1994
Edition description: Revised
Pages: 458
Product dimensions: 7.01(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.94(d)
Age Range: 16 - 17 Years

Table of Contents

Part I. Foundations: 1. Reading the record of the rocks; 2. Perspective on time; Part II. Climate Past and Present: The Ice Age: 3. Climate and climate change; 4. Portrait of an ice age; 5. Explaining glaciations; Part III. Drifting Continents, Rising Mountains: 6. Continental drift and plate tectonics; 7. Continental breakup and continental drift; 8. Converging plates and colliding continents; Part IV. Changing Oceans, Changing Climates: 9. The sea comes in, the sea goes out; 10. Other times and other oceans; 11. Onward to the ice age; 12. A matter of rhythm; Part V. The Four-Billion-Year Childhood: 13. Birth of the solid earth; 14. Water for the sea, air for the atmosphere; 15. The dawn of life; Part VI. Life, Time and Change: 16. Beyond Darwin; 17. Bones of our ancestors; 18. Evolution and environment; 19. Crises and catastrophes.
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