Description
Around 30 years ago, two things happened that were to revolutionize the understanding of our home planet. First, geologists realized that the continents themselves were drifting across the surface of the globe and that oceans were being created and destroyed. Secondly, pictures of the entire
planet were returned from space. Suddenly, the Earth began to be viewed as a single entity; a dynamic, interacting whole, controlled by complex processes we scarcely understood. This Introduction explores emerging geological research and explains how new advances in the understanding of plate tectonics, seismology, and satellite imagery have enabled us to begin to see the Earth as it actually is: dynamic and ever changing.
Author: Martin Redfern
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 09/25/2003
Pages: 160
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.30lbs
Size: 6.86h x 4.36w x 0.38d
ISBN13: 9780192803078
ISBN10: 0192803077
BISAC Categories:
- Science | Earth Sciences | Geology
- Nature | Ecology
planet were returned from space. Suddenly, the Earth began to be viewed as a single entity; a dynamic, interacting whole, controlled by complex processes we scarcely understood. This Introduction explores emerging geological research and explains how new advances in the understanding of plate tectonics, seismology, and satellite imagery have enabled us to begin to see the Earth as it actually is: dynamic and ever changing.
Author: Martin Redfern
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 09/25/2003
Pages: 160
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.30lbs
Size: 6.86h x 4.36w x 0.38d
ISBN13: 9780192803078
ISBN10: 0192803077
BISAC Categories:
- Science | Earth Sciences | Geology
- Nature | Ecology
About the Author
Martin Redfern studied geology at University College London. He has written extensively for magazines and newspapers such as New Scientist, The Economist, the Sunday Times, and the Independent on Sunday.