New Views on an Old Planet

By - Tjeerd H. Van Andel

Floor - Floor 2

Published - Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1994

ISBN 10 - 0521447550

ISBN 13 - 9780521447553

Book Status - 1 Qnty Available with us.

Subject - Continental drift

Shelf No - 4

Call Number - 550 AND 1994

Edition - 2nd ed

Physical Description - xv, 439 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Notes - Includes indexes

Book Information

In this 1994 revised edition of his award-winning book on the Earth's history, Professor van Andel updates and expands his earlier text, drawing on a wealth of new knowledge that has become available in the last decade. This book examines the major changes in the Earth's history - the evolution of the solid Earth, the changing oceans and atmospheres and the progression of life - to render a historical account of the Earth's evolution. Much knowledge was gained in the previous decade, and while little material has been deleted, this new edition has grown to cover the key topics, including a chapter on how we can improve our grasp on geological time. Mindful of the current interest in global change, new sections describe the green-house effect and address its possible future ramifications. In prose that is both concise and compelling, New Views on an Old Planet: A History of Global Change makes Earth history appealing to the general reader. It will serve as an excellent text for introductory courses in the earth and environmental sciences.

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