Building planet earth / Peter Cattermole.
Building planet earth / Peter Cattermole.
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Publisher
Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2000.
Date
2000.
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GQ 2014/286
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Language
English
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Physical content
vii, 283 p. : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ; 29 cm.
Contents
Part I. Beginnings: 1. Planet Earth; 2. The formation of earth; 3. The primaeval earth; 4. Methods of the earth scientist -- Part II. The Earth's Heat Engine: 5. The earth's heat engine; 6. Magma; 7. The perpetual dynamo; 8. Continents and oceans; 9. The earth from space -- Part III. Patterns of Ear...
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Publisher
Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2000.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
2000.
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Summary
Building Plant Earth presents a description of Earth as a planet, commencing with its physical and chemical evolution out of the primordial solar nebula. The condensation of elements and their redistribution are described, leading into a section dealing with mapping, geophysical and geochemical studies. This establishes the gross structure of the E...
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Building planet earth / Peter Cattermole.
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Cover subtitle: Five billion years of earth history.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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GQ 2014/286
Record Identifier
74Vv8p66bgp3
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74Vv8p66bgp3
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ISBN
0521582784 (hardback)
9780521582780 (hardback)
DDC
550
MMS ID
991014086629702626
