A Dictionary of Earth Sciences - Michael Allaby

A Dictionary of Earth Sciences

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Buch | Softcover
672 Seiten
2008 | 3rd Revised edition
Oxford University Press (Verlag)
978-0-19-921194-4 (ISBN)
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The Dictionary of Earth Sciences covers geology and related areas including planetary science, volcanology, paleontology, and minerology. The new edition is thoroughly updated, with increased coverage of geomorphology and physical geography, and new recommended web links accessed via the Dictionary of Earth Sciences companion website.
This leading dictionary - now in its third edition - offers wide-ranging and authoritative coverage of the earth sciences and related topics in 6,250+ clear and accessible entries. Coverage includes geology, oceanography, paleontology, minerology, volcanology, and planetary science as well as climatology, geochemistry, and petrology. It is an essential reference for students of geography, geology, and earth sciences and in related disciplines. The third edition is fully updated and includes additional coverage of process geomorphology and physical geography, plus more than 50 new line drawings to accompany descriptions of forms and processes. A new feature is an appendix of recommended web links updated on the Dictionary of Earth Sciences companion website. Additional appendices include a revised geological time scale, an updated bibliography, stratigraphic units, lunar and Martian time scales, wind-strength scales, and SI units.

Michael Allaby has written over 80 books on the environment, climatology, meteorology, and geography. He is the editor of the Oxford Dictionaries of Ecology, Zoology, and Plant Sciences.

PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION ; PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION ; PREFACE TO THE THIRD EDITION ; CONTRIBUTORS AND ADVISERS ; A DICTIONARY OF EARTH SCIENCES: A-Z ; APPENDICES ; A. Stratigraphic Units as defined in the North American Stratigraphic Code, 1983 ; B. Time Scales ; C. Wind Strength ; D. SI Units, Conversions, and Multiples ; E. List of Useful Websites (web-linked) ; BIBLIOGRAPHY

Erscheint lt. Verlag 20.3.2008
Reihe/Serie Oxford Paperback Reference
Zusatzinfo 130 line drawings
Verlagsort Oxford
Sprache englisch
Maße 128 x 196 mm
Gewicht 484 g
Themenwelt Sachbuch/Ratgeber Natur / Technik Natur / Ökologie
Schulbuch / Wörterbuch Lexikon / Chroniken
Naturwissenschaften Geowissenschaften Allgemeines / Lexika
ISBN-10 0-19-921194-9 / 0199211949
ISBN-13 978-0-19-921194-4 / 9780199211944
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