by Martin Redfern · Oxford University Press · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780192803078
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«The Earth: A Very Short Introduction» is Martin Redfern's popular science essay, published by Oxford University Press in paperback.
It explains the formation and functioning of the Earth: plate tectonics, continental drift, internal structure, seafloor spreading, the atmosphere and oceans, and mountain building. It also shows how seismology and satellite imagery reveal a dynamic planet in constant change.
Volume 90 of the Very Short Introductions series. The book has 160 pages, is written in English, and was published in 2003.
Intended for general readers seeking a first approach to geology and Earth sciences.
