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Planet earth: cosmology, geology, and the evolution of life and environment/ Cesare Emiliani.

By: Emiliani, CesareMaterial type: Text

TextPublication details: Cambridge [England] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1992Edition: 1st edDescription: xiii, 718 p. : ill. ; 26 cmISBN: 0521401232 (hc); 0521409497 (pb)Subject(s): Geology | Cosmology | Earth (Planet)DDC classification: 550

Contents:

Part I. Prolegomena: Science and Religion: 1. Monumental scientific discoveries, units of measurements, and a warning about this book Part II. Matter and Energy: 2. Atoms and photons 3. The atomic nucleus Part III. Cosmology 4. Birth of the universe 5. Measuring the universe 6. The objects in the sky 7. The solar system 8. Earth in space Part IV. Geology: 9. Minerals and gems 10. Igneous rocks and volcanism 11. The Earth's interior 12. Plate tectonics 13. The atmosphere 14. The hydrosphere 15. Sediments and sedimentary rocks 16. Sedimentary environments 17. Diagenesis, metamorphism, and rock deformation 18. Stratigraphy Part V. Evolution of Life and Environment: 19. Origin and early evolution of life 20. The cryptozoic: sections and taxa 21. Early phanerozoic phyla and related taxa 22. The paleozoic 23. The mesozoic 24. The cenozoic Part VI. The Historical Perspectives: Part VII. Appendices: Part VIII. References and subject index.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Notes	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
General Books Science Library	Science Library, Sikkim University Science Library General Section	550 EMI/P (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	Books For SU Science Library		P19224

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part I. Prolegomena: Science and Religion:
1. Monumental scientific discoveries, units of measurements, and a warning about this book

Part II. Matter and Energy:
2. Atoms and photons
3. The atomic nucleus

Part III. Cosmology
4. Birth of the universe
5. Measuring the universe
6. The objects in the sky
7. The solar system
8. Earth in space

Part IV. Geology:
9. Minerals and gems
10. Igneous rocks and volcanism
11. The Earth's interior
12. Plate tectonics
13. The atmosphere
14. The hydrosphere
15. Sediments and sedimentary rocks
16. Sedimentary environments
17. Diagenesis, metamorphism, and rock deformation
18. Stratigraphy

Part V. Evolution of Life and Environment:
19. Origin and early evolution of life
20. The cryptozoic: sections and taxa
21. Early phanerozoic phyla and related taxa
22. The paleozoic
23. The mesozoic
24. The cenozoic

Part VI. The Historical Perspectives:

Part VII. Appendices:

Part VIII. References and subject index.

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