Plate Tectonics: An Insider's History Of The Modern Theory Of The EarthCRC Press, 8 oct 2018 - 448 páginas This book provides an overview of the history of plate tectonics, including in-context definitions of the key terms. It explains how the forerunners of the theory and how scientists working at the key academic institutions competed and collaborated until the theory coalesced. |
Índice
| 1 | |
THE EARLY WORK FROM PALEOMAGNETISM TO SEA FLOOR SPREADING | 29 |
HEAT FLOW AND SEISMOLOGY | 109 |
THE PLATE MODEL | 167 |
FROM THE OCEANS TO THE CONTINENTS | 225 |
CONTINENTS REALLY DO MOVE | 329 |
Notes | 347 |
Further Reading | 407 |
| 415 | |
Otras ediciones - Ver todo
Plate Tectonics: An Insider's History of the Modern Theory of the Earth Naomi Oreskes,Homer Eugene LeGrand Vista previa restringida - 2001 |
Plate Tectonics: An Insider's History Of The Modern Theory Of The Earth Naomi Oreskes Vista previa restringida - 2018 |
Plate Tectonics: An Insider's History Of The Modern Theory Of The Earth Naomi Oreskes Vista de fragmentos - 2003 |
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