Planet Earth
Planet Earth
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This book presents a global picture of our world - how it originated, how it evolved, how it works - and provides the background necessary to assess ways to stabilize it. Although the science is rigorous and quantitative, the book is written in an informal style and is readily accessible.
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Planet Earth by Cesare Emiliani
The next few decades are likely to witness deep environmental crises, crises we will be able to cope with only through a clear understanding of the complex, delicate system of which we are part. Fortunately, the great advances made in all fields of science since World War II make it possible to reconstruct the entire life history of the world we live in, from the Big Bang to the present, and thus to understand how the system works. This book presents a global picture of our world - how it originated, how it evolved, how it works - and provides the background necessary to assess ways to stabilize it. Although the science is rigorous and quantitative, the book is written in an informal style and is readily accessible to anyone with a knowledge of high-school algebra.
'… a challenging read …' New Scientist
'Planet Earth is a book that can be read from start to finish and it is also a book that can be dipped into almost anywhereThere is much here to educate and also to entertain.' Mercian Geologist
'Planet Earth is a book that can be read from start to finish and it is also a book that can be dipped into almost anywhereThere is much here to educate and also to entertain.' Mercian Geologist
CESARE EMILIANI is a professor in the Department of Geological Sciences at the University of Miami.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780521409490 |
| ISBN 10 | 0521409497 |
| Title | Planet Earth |
| Author | Cesare Emiliani |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Year published | 1992-08-28 |
| Number of pages | 736 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |