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Global Tectonics
Philip Kearey
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Description for Global Tectonics
Paperback. The third edition of this widely acclaimed textbook provides a comprehensive introduction to all aspects of global tectonics. Revisions to this new edition reflect the most significant recent advances in the field, providing a thorough, accessible, and up-to-date text. Num Pages: 496 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PHVG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 190 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1286.
The third edition of this widely acclaimed textbook provides a comprehensive introduction to all aspects of global tectonics, and includes major revisions to reflect the most significant recent advances in the field. * A fully revised third edition of this highly acclaimed text written by eminent authors including one of the pioneers of plate tectonic theory * Major revisions to this new edition reflect the most significant recent advances in the field, including new and expanded chapters on Precambrian tectonics and the supercontinent cycle and the implications of plate tectonics for environmental change * Combines a historical approach with ... Read more
The third edition of this widely acclaimed textbook provides a comprehensive introduction to all aspects of global tectonics, and includes major revisions to reflect the most significant recent advances in the field. * A fully revised third edition of this highly acclaimed text written by eminent authors including one of the pioneers of plate tectonic theory * Major revisions to this new edition reflect the most significant recent advances in the field, including new and expanded chapters on Precambrian tectonics and the supercontinent cycle and the implications of plate tectonics for environmental change * Combines a historical approach with ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
496
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
Number of Pages
496
Place of Publication
Chicester, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781405107778
SKU
V9781405107778
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99-2
About Philip Kearey
Phil Kearey was Senior Lecturer in Applied Geophysics in the Department of Earth Sciences at Bristol University, U.K. prior to his premature death in 2003. In his research he used various types of geophysical data, but gravity and magnetic data in particular, to elucidate crustal structure in the eastern Caribbean, Canadian shield and southern England. Keith ... Read more
Reviews for Global Tectonics
A massive list of mostly critical references cites the most important works the world over. (CHOICE, November 2009) An excellent in-depth overview on one of the most revo lutionary topics in the earth sciences. ... Not only clear and comprehensive, but also pleasant to read. It is a highly recommended must-have on the bookshelves of earth scien ... Read more