The Solid Earth: An Introduction to Global Geophysics - Softcover

Fowler, C. M. R.

 
9780521385909: The Solid Earth: An Introduction to Global Geophysics

Synopsis

The Solid Earth is a general introduction to the study of modern physics of the solid Earth.

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Review

'This fine new geophysics textbook will now be added to the top of my list of recommendations, as it promises to be excellent both for teachers and for those seeking a review of these processes from a geophysical point of view.' Nature

' ... a superb, clearly laid out text.' New Scientist

Book Description

The Solid Earth is a general introduction to the study of modern physics of the solid Earth. The book begins with a brief historical introduction to developments in geophysics. The next chapter discusses the important theory of plate tectonics, and is followed logically by a chapter on geomagnetism and palaeomagnetism. Subsequent chapters deal with the subjects of seismology, gravity, radioactivity and the age of the Earth and heat flow in the Earth. The book concludes with chapters on the physics of the oceanic and continental lithospheres.

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ISBN 10:  0521370256 ISBN 13:  9780521370257
Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1990
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