Planet Earth: Cosmology, Geology, and the Evolution of Life and Environment - Couverture souple

Emiliani, Cesare

 
9780521409490: Planet Earth: Cosmology, Geology, and the Evolution of Life and Environment
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0521409497 ISBN 13 : 9780521409490
Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 2010

Synopsis

The next few decades are likely to witness deep environmental crises, crises we will be able to cope with only through a clear understanding of the complex, delicate system of which we are part. Fortunately, the great advances made in all fields of science since World War II make it possible to reconstruct the entire life history of the world we live in, from the Big Bang to the present, and thus to understand how the system works. This book presents a global picture of our world - how it originated, how it evolved, how it works - and provides the background necessary to assess ways to stabilize it. Although the science is rigorous and quantitative, the book is written in an informal style and is readily accessible to anyone with a knowledge of high-school algebra.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

The next few decades are likely to witness deep environmental crises, crises we will be able to cope with only through a clear understanding of the complex, delicate system of which we are part. Fortunately, the great advances made in all fields of science since World War II make it possible to reconstruct the entire life history of the world we live in, from the Big Bang to the present, and thus to understand how the system works. This book presents a global picture of our world - how it originated, how it evolved, how it works - and provides the background necessary to assess ways to stabilize it. Although the science is rigorous and quantitative, the book is written in an informal style and is readily accessible to anyone with a knowledge of high-school algebra.

Revue de presse

'... a challenging read ...' New Scientist

'Planet Earth is a book that can be read from start to finish and it is also a book that can be dipped into almost anywhere. There is much here to educate and also to entertain.' Mercian Geologist

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Éditeur
Cambridge University Press
Date d'édition
2010
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0521409497
ISBN 13 
9780521409490
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
736
Coordonnées du fabricant
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9780521401234: Planet Earth: Cosmology, Geology, and the Evolution of Life and Environment

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  0521401232 ISBN 13 :  9780521401234
Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 1992
Couverture rigide