The Earth (Classic Reprint): An Introduction to the Study of Inorganic Nature - Couverture souple

Evan William Small

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1330720172 ISBN 13 : 9781330720172

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

The Earth revealed in clear, student-friendly terms—how its form, materials, and forces shape the world you see.

In this accessible introduction, the planet’s surface and composition are explained with practical clarity. The book blends straightforward explanations with helpful data, making topics like rocks, minerals, and the atmosphere easy to grasp for curious readers and students alike. The discussion covers how rivers carry minerals to the sea, how sea water becomes salty, and how living organisms influence ocean chemistry.

Readers will explore the oceans and their vast depths, learn how temperature changes with depth and latitude, and see how currents and tides move the sea and affect coastlines. The text also explains waves, wind, and the dynamic forces that sculpt coastlines, plateaus, and continental shapes. Clear explanations of energy, weather, and the Earth’s processes help connect the oceans, atmosphere, and land into one coherent picture.

• What makes sea water salty and how that salinity is balanced by marine life and geology
• How the ocean floor is structured, its depth ranges, and what drives currents and temperature patterns
• How waves, tides, and wind energize the surface and contribute to shaping coastlines
• How rocks, rocks' origins, and the cycle of erosion and deposition build the Earth’s crust

Ideal for readers who want a clear, reliable primer on Earth’s form, materials, and the forces that shape its surface.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

This book was originally published prior to 1923, and represents a reproduction of an important historical work, maintaining the same format as the original work. While some publishers have opted to apply OCR (optical character recognition) technology to the process, we believe this leads to sub-optimal results (frequent typographical errors, strange characters and confusing formatting) and does not adequately preserve the historical character of the original artifact. We believe this work is culturally important in its original archival form. While we strive to adequately clean and digitally enhance the original work, there are occasionally instances where imperfections such as blurred or missing pages, poor pictures or errant marks may have been introduced due to either the quality of the original work or the scanning process itself. Despite these occasional imperfections, we have brought it back into print as part of our ongoing global book preservation commitment, providing customers with access to the best possible historical reprints. We appreciate your understanding of these occasional imperfections, and sincerely hope you enjoy seeing the book in a format as close as possible to that intended by the original publisher.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1330720172
• ISBN 13: 9781330720172
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 258
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