Shaping the earth : tectonics of continents and oceans : readings from Scientific American magazine / edited by Eldridge Moores.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Moores, Eldridge M., 1938-2018.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Geodynamics.

Physical Description:

x, 206 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : W.H. Freeman, [1990]

Summary:

Here's an exciting glimpse into a new development in modern geology. Plate tectonic theory, a remarkable breakthrough i or understanding of the solid earth, has unified all disparate branches of earth science into a single, simple world view.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [193]-196) and index.

ISBN:

0716721414 :

OCLC:

21597171