TY  - BOOK
AU  - Emiliani,Cesare
TI  - Planet earth: cosmology, geology, and the evolution of life and environment
SN  - 0521401232 (hc)
U1  - 550  
PY  - 1992///
CY  - Cambridge [England], New York
PB  - Cambridge University Press
KW  - Geology
KW  - Cosmology
KW  - Earth (Planet)
N1  - 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
ER  -