Introducing Tectonics, Rock Structures and Mountain Belts

Introducing Tectonics, Rock Structures and Mountain Belts

Author: Graham Park

Publisher: Introducing Earth and Environmental Sciences

Published: 2021

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781780460949

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A revised edition of an established introductory guide to the key concepts of tectonics and rock structures for those without a strong mathematical background.


The Lewisian

The Lewisian

Author: Graham Park

Publisher: Liverpool University Press

Published: 2022-05-01

Total Pages: 337

ISBN-13: 1780466420

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The first 2,500 million years of the geological history of Britain are stored in the gneisses of the Lewisian Complex of NW Scotland. Graham Park explores the long journey of discovery in which this history was gradually deciphered and the controversies and arguments in the scientific community over the past two centuries that arose in this period.


Breakthroughs in Geology

Breakthroughs in Geology

Author: Graham Park

Publisher: Liverpool University Press

Published: 2019-12-01

Total Pages: 281

ISBN-13: 1780466242

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Geological research does not flow steadily onwards by means of small incremental advances but can be better understood as a series of significant discoveries or changes in interpretation that transformed the way we understand the Earth.


Mountains

Mountains

Author: Graham Park

Publisher: Liverpool University Press

Published: 2017-11-09

Total Pages: 477

ISBN-13: 1780465793

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An explanation of how and why mountains are formed. The age, location, life cycle and key features of different mountain types are described.


The Abyss of Time

The Abyss of Time

Author: Paul Lyle

Publisher: Liverpool University Press

Published: 2015-11-05

Total Pages: 335

ISBN-13: 1780465432

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Man’s fascination with time, its extent and its measurement, is Paul Lyle’s starting point as he considers the relationship of deep time and the Earth’s geological resources with modern consumer society.


Basic Concepts Of Environmental Science & Engineering

Basic Concepts Of Environmental Science & Engineering

Author: Dr. Jyotikusum Acharya

Publisher: Shashwat Publication

Published: 2024-07-13

Total Pages: 173

ISBN-13: 9360870269

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This book presents the “Basic Concepts Of Environmental Science & Engineering” in lucid manner understandable to those most concerned Basic Concept Of Environmental Science & Engineering. This Book based on AICTE syllabus for all Engineering colleges in India. This Book also applicable for all streams of degree colleges such as: Arts, Science & Commerce. The Basic Concepts Of Environmental Science & Engineering literacy can be defined as “the degree to which people have an objective and well-informed understanding of environmental issues.”


Geology and Landscapes of Scotland

Geology and Landscapes of Scotland

Author: Con Gillen

Publisher: Liverpool University Press

Published: 2013-07-25

Total Pages: 607

ISBN-13: 1903544882

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A comprehensive treatment of the glorious geology and scenery of Scotland. Profusely illustrated with photographs and maps, this is the complete account for the many for whom the geology and scenery of Scotland are special.


Earth Structures

Earth Structures

Author: Stephen Marshak

Publisher:

Published: 2010-06-04

Total Pages: 672

ISBN-13: 9780393117806

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The Second Edition also benefits from new artwork that clearly illustrates complex concepts. New to the Second Edition: New Chapter: 15, "Geophysical Imaging," by Frederick Cook Within Chapters 21 and 22, four new essays on "Regional Perspectives" discuss the European Alps, the Altaids, the Appalachians, and the Cascadia Wedge. New and updated art for more informative illustration of concepts. The Second Edition now has 570 black & white figures.


Plate Tectonics, Volcanoes, and Earthquakes

Plate Tectonics, Volcanoes, and Earthquakes

Author: John P. Rafferty Associate Editor, Earth Sciences

Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc

Published: 2010-08-15

Total Pages: 314

ISBN-13: 1615301062

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Presents an introduction to volcanoes and earthquakes, explaining how the movement of the Earth's interior plates cause their formation and describing the volcanoes which currently exist around the world as well as some of the famous earthquakes of the nineteenth through twenty-first cenuturies.