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Physics and geology / [by] J. A. Jacobs, R. D. Russell [and] J. Tuzo Wilson

Author
Jacobs, J. A. (John Arthur), 1916-2003
Published
New York : McGraw-Hill, [1973]
Copyright Date
[©1974]
Edition
2d ed.
Physical Description
xvi, 622 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Additional Creators
Russell, R. D. (Richard Doncaster), 1929- and Wilson, J. Tuzo, 1908-

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Contents
The universe and the solar system -- Seismology and the interior of the Earth -- Composition of the Earth -- The figure of the Earth and gravity -- Geochronology -- Isotope geology -- Thermal history of the Earth -- Geomagnetism -- Physics of the upper atmosphere -- The structure and composition of the Earth's mantle and core -- Faulting, folding, flow, and mountain building -- Theories of the Earth's behavior -- The older arguments for and against continental drift -- New evidence for continental drift from the hypotheses of sea-floor spreading and global plate tectonics -- The life cycle of ocean basins: stages of growth -- The life cycle of ocean basins: stages of decline -- The history of the earth and a possible mechanism for its behavior.
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ISBN
0070321485
Bibliography Note
Bibliography: pages 523-588.
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