Granite skyscrapers : how rock shaped earth and other worlds / David S. Stevenson.
Granite skyscrapers : how rock shaped earth and other worlds / David S. Stevenson.
Granite skyscrapers : how rock shaped earth and other worlds / David S. Stevenson.
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Cham, Switzerland : Springer, [2018]
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G 2020/1750
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English
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Physical content
xii, 374 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps : 24 cm.
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
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volume
Contents
Our planet's torrid heart -- The formation of granites & plate tectonics -- The evolution of modern continents -- Plate tectonics, planetary magnetism and life -- Jotunheim -- in the realm of giants -- Mountains, atmosphere and long-term habitability -- Our island Earth : granite here, granite every...
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Cham, Switzerland : Springer, [2018]
Date Published
[2018]
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Summary
In this book, David Stevenson offers us a look at the evolution of planets as they move from balls of mixed molten rock to vibrant worlds capable of hosting life. Embedded in our everyday architecture and in the literal ground beneath our feet, granite and its kin lie at the heart of many features of the Earth that we take for granted. From volcani...
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Granite skyscrapers : how rock shaped earth and other worlds / David S. Stevenson.
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Springer Praxis books in popular astronomy
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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©2018
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G 2020/1750
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74VKaDEpV7XM
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKaDEpV7XM
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ISBN
9783319915029
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520
MMS ID
991024298717002626
