On the Rocks: Earth Science for Everyone - Softcover

Dickey, John S.

 
9780471132349: On the Rocks: Earth Science for Everyone
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0471132349 ISBN 13: 9780471132349
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons Inc, 1996

Inhaltsangabe

Explore the fundamental forces of nature in this lively, engrossing panorama of earth and planetary science. Professor John S. Dickey takes you on a tour that begins with the stardust that formed the Earth and ends on the outer reaches of the galaxy. Along the way you'll read about the changes, both gradual and cataclysmic, that shape the Earth, about the lives of scientists and their discoveries, and a great deal about the nature of science itself. As enjoyable to read as it is informative, On the Rocks will change forever the way you understand the physical world that supports us all.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

JOHN S. DICKEY, Jr., is Dean of Sciences, Mathematics, and Engineering at Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas.

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Explore the fundamental forces of nature in this lively, engrossing panorama of earth and planetary science. Professor John S. Dickey takes you on a tour that begins with the stardust that formed the Earth and ends on the outer reaches of the galaxy. Along the way you'll read about the changes, both gradual and cataclysmic, that shape the Earth, about the lives of scientists and their discoveries, and a great deal about the nature of science itself. As enjoyable to read as it is informative, On the Rocks will change forever the way you understand the physical world that supports us all.

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Verlag
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Erscheinungsdatum
1996
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0471132349
ISBN 13 
9780471132349
Einband
Taschenbuch
Anzahl der Seiten
252
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