Author: Reed Wicander Publisher: Cengage Learning ISBN: 9781111990572 Category : Historical geology Languages : en Pages : 0
Book Description
Cengage Learning's HISTORICAL GEOLOGY brings course concepts to life with interactive learning, study, and exam preparation tools along with comprehensive text content for historical geology courses. Whether you use a traditional printed text or all digital CourseMate alternative, it's never been easier to better understand the the geological and biological history of Earth and the underlying principles and processes that have shaped our planet.
Author: Pamela J. W. Gore Publisher: Wiley Global Education ISBN: 1118473183 Category : Science Languages : en Pages : 324
Book Description
This lab manual is accessible to science and nonscience majors and also provides a strong background for geology and other science majors. Concepts carry over from one lab to the next and are reinforced so that at the end of the semester, the students have experience at interpreting the rock record and an understanding of how the process of science works.
Author: Charles W. Barnes Publisher: ISBN: Category : Science Languages : en Pages : 564
Book Description
This revision of the successful physical/historical geology text offers complete coverage of the basic principles underlying each specialty. While devoting separate sections to the physical and historical aspects of geology, historical perspectives are skillfully integrated throughout the text to enhance and deepen student understanding of historical geological developments while demonstrating the link between the two branches of the field. This edition has been updated and revised to include a new chapter on structural geology, an expanded discussion of energy, and separate treatments of metamorphic and sedimentary rocks. Discussions of physical geology emphasize internal processes and products in order to expose students to the dynamics of earthquakes and plate tectonics. In addition, this edition features more illustrations designed to emphasize what students would actually see in the field. Each chapter includes a listing of key terms, a summary of major ideas discussed, numerous exercises, and suggested readings. Also provides a glossary and appendixes, including rock identification charts, topographic and geologic maps, and a measurement conversion table.
Author: Harold L. Levin Publisher: John Wiley & Sons ISBN: 0470387742 Category : Science Languages : en Pages : 226
Book Description
This best-selling historical geology text provides geologists with an excellent balance of basic geology and paleontology. The ninth edition presents rich, authoritative coverage of the history of the Earth, offering the most comprehensive history in the discipline today. It maintains its strong approach to stratigraphy and paleontology that other texts have lost. The text's paleogeographic maps are excellent in detail and are a vital component in understanding the earth's history. Stunning artwork brings the ancient world to life. Geology of National Parks boxes encourage them to visit these parks to appreciate their geological significance. Geologists will also appreciate the questions about past geologic events and the processes used in finding answers.
Author: Kieran D. O'Hara Publisher: Cambridge University Press ISBN: 1316814874 Category : Science Languages : en Pages : 276
Book Description
Geology as a science has a fascinating and controversial history. Kieran D. O'Hara's book provides a brief and accessible account of the major events in the history of geology over the last two hundred years, from early theories of Earth structure during the Reformation, through major controversies over the age of the Earth during the Industrial Revolution, to the more recent twentieth-century development of plate tectonic theory, and on to current ideas concerning the Anthropocene. Most chapters include a short 'text box' providing more technical and detailed elaborations on selected topics. The book also includes a history of the geology of the Moon, a topic not normally included in books on the history of geology. The book will appeal to students of Earth science, researchers in geology who wish to learn more about the history of their subject, and general readers interested in the history of science.
Author: Jon Erickson
Author: Amadeus William Grabau
Author: Carl O. Dunbar
Author: John Doyne Cooper
Author: Reed Wicander
Author: Pamela J. W. Gore
Author: Charles W. Barnes
Author: Harold L. Levin
Author: Charles Schuchert
Author: Kieran D. O'Hara