Introducing Volcanology by Dougal Jerram

Introducing Volcanology by Dougal Jerram

Volcanoes have an endless fascination. Dougal Jerram answers the questions: What are volcanoes? What other volcanic activity is there? Copiously illustrated throughout Introducing Volcanology is a concise and accessible introduction to the science of hot rocks.

'This is the next book to be published in the popular "lntroducing.." range of earth science texts from Dunedin and, put quite simply, it is excellent.' Teaching Earth Sciences

'This is the third in a series of earth science books published by Dunedin, the previous two of which (on palaeontology and geology) have been reviewed in this magazine. I said of those books that they were excellent little volumes for the beginner and the amateur, and the current book is no different.Written by the ubiquitous volcano specialist, Dougal Jerram (aka Dr Volcano), who was recently on television in the BBC's 'The hottest place on Earth' a film about an expedition to the lava lake of Erta Ale in Ethiopia, it is a nice little summary of the basics of the science of volcanology. The subject matter inevitably cries out for good illustrations, and the explanatory diagrams and photographs in this guide are extremely good and certainly as good as the previous two volumes. In addition, the writing is easy to understand (there is also a glossary) and fluent. More importantly, the reader cannot be unaffected by the author's obvious enthusiasm, which comes through on every page.' Deposits

Dougal Jerram is an Earth Scientist at Durham University, and has a wide experience in both modern and ancient volcanoes and their products. An expert and enthusiastic geological communicator, he has been involved in scientific television programmes for the BBC, National Geographic, Discovery and History channels.

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ISBN 13	9781906716226
ISBN 10	1906716226
Title	Introducing Volcanology
Author	Dougal Jerram
Series	Introducing Earth And Environmental Sciences
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Liverpool University Press
Year published	2011-10-17
Number of pages	128
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