'… a genuine tour-de-force among geochemical thermodynamics texts. It is far broader in scope and deeper in its treatment than any others, and remarkably accessible to a broad audience of geoscientists and planetary scientists, including students. I can virtually guarantee its use at my institution for teaching by myself and colleagues in mineralogy, petrology, geochemistry and even in geophysics. It ... Read moreis truly a remarkable effort.' Robert Tracy, Virginia Tech '… a clear and rather comprehensive account of the thermodynamic methods used to throw light on the structure, chemical constitution and dynamics of planetary bodies … students and scientists alike will consult it as a valuable reference work and as a rich and original source of worked applications.' Pascal Richet, Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris 'This is a superb publication, with many insightful explanations of planetary processes. It is very well produced in a clear type and with excellent illustrations, a detailed table of contents and a comprehensive index. James Hutton, who viewed the Earth as a heat engine 'capable of fusing together sedimentary rocks, causing upheavals in strata and creating mountains', would surely have relished this book.' Geoscientist 'The work is an ideal textbook on planetary thermodynamics for advanced students in the Earth and planetary sciences.' Claudia-Veronika Meister, Zentralblatt MATH Show Less