Edmond Mathez (Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences), James Webster

Broschiertes Buch

The Earth Machine

The Science of a Dynamic Planet

Beschreibung

From the scorching center of Earth's core to the outer limits of its atmosphere, from the gradual process of erosion that carved the Grand Canyon to the earth-shaking fury of volcanoes and earthquakes, this book tells the story of the evolution of our planet and of the science that makes it work.

Autor

Edmond A. Mathez is curator of petrology in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences at the American Museum of Natural History and was chief curator of the Hall of Planet Earth. He is the editor of Earth: Inside and Out and The Encyclopedia of Gemstones and Minerals. James D. Webster is curator of mineral deposits in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences at the American Museum of Natural History and was associate curator of the Hall of Planet Earth. Edmond A. Mathez is curator of petrology in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences at the American Museum of Natural History and was chief curator of the Hall of Planet Earth. He edited Earth: Inside and Out and The Encyclopedia of Gemstones and Minerals. James D. Webster is curator of mineral deposits in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences at the American Museum of Natural History and was associate curator of the Hall of Planet Earth.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Columbia University Press
• Seitenzahl: 352
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. Mai 2007
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 257mm x 180mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 808g
• ISBN-13: 9780231125796
• ISBN-10: 0231125798
• Artikelnr.: 22579385