Alfred Wegener : science, exploration, and the theory of continental drift / / Mott T. Greene
| Alfred Wegener : science, exploration, and the theory of continental drift / / Mott T. Greene |
| Autore | Greene Mott T. <1945-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Baltimore, Maryland : , : Johns Hopkins University Press, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (693 p.) |
| Disciplina | 551.136 |
| Soggetto topico |
Geophysicists - Germany
Continental drift |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 1-4214-1713-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | ben |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910460327103321 |
Greene Mott T. <1945->
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| Baltimore, Maryland : , : Johns Hopkins University Press, , 2015 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Alfred Wegener : science, exploration, and the theory of continental drift / / Mott T. Greene
| Alfred Wegener : science, exploration, and the theory of continental drift / / Mott T. Greene |
| Autore | Greene Mott T. <1945-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Baltimore, Maryland : , : Johns Hopkins University Press, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (693 p.) |
| Disciplina | 551.136 |
| Soggetto topico |
Geophysicists - Germany
Continental drift |
| ISBN | 1-4214-1713-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | ben |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910797608003321 |
Greene Mott T. <1945->
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| Baltimore, Maryland : , : Johns Hopkins University Press, , 2015 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Alfred Wegener : science, exploration, and the theory of continental drift / / Mott T. Greene
| Alfred Wegener : science, exploration, and the theory of continental drift / / Mott T. Greene |
| Autore | Greene Mott T. <1945-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Baltimore, Maryland : , : Johns Hopkins University Press, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (693 p.) |
| Disciplina | 551.136 |
| Soggetto topico |
Geophysicists - Germany
Continental drift |
| ISBN | 1-4214-1713-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | ben |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910819824603321 |
Greene Mott T. <1945->
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| Baltimore, Maryland : , : Johns Hopkins University Press, , 2015 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Continents and supercontinents / / John J.W. Rogers and M. Santosh
| Continents and supercontinents / / John J.W. Rogers and M. Santosh |
| Autore | Rogers John J. W (John James William), <1930-2015, > |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford, [England] : , : Oxford University Press, , 2004 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (298 p.) |
| Disciplina | 551.1/36 |
| Collana | Oxford scholarship online |
| Soggetto topico |
Continents
Continental drift Plate tectonics |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
0-19-756214-0
1-280-53295-5 1-4237-2050-4 0-19-534733-1 1-60256-919-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents; 1. Continental Drift-The Road to Plate Tectonics; 2. Plate Tectonics Now and in the Past; 3. Creation, Destruction, and Changes in Volume of Continental Crust Through Time; 4. Growth of Cratons and their Post-Stabilization Histories; 5. Assembly of Continents and Establishment of Lower Crust and Upper Mantle; 6. Assembly and Dispersal of Supercontinents; 7. Supercontinents Older than Gondwana; 8. Gondwana and Pangea; 9. Rifting of Pangea and Formation of Present Ocean Basins; 10. History of Continents after Rifting from Pangea
11. Effects of Continents and Supercontinents on Climate12. Effects of Continents and Supercontinents on Organic Evolution; Appendix A. Seismic Methods; Appendix B. Heat Flow and Thermal Gradients; Appendix C. Paleomagnetism; Appendix D. Isotopic Systems; Appendix E. Cratons; Appendix F. Anorogenic Magmatic Suites; Appendix G. Orogenic Belts of Grenville Age; Appendix H. Orogenic Belts of 2.1-1.3-Ga Age; Appendix I. Orogenic Belts of Pan-African-Brasiliano Age; References; Author Index; Subject Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910450280603321 |
Rogers John J. W (John James William), <1930-2015, >
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| Oxford, [England] : , : Oxford University Press, , 2004 | ||
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Continents and supercontinents / / John J.W. Rogers and M. Santosh
| Continents and supercontinents / / John J.W. Rogers and M. Santosh |
| Autore | Rogers John J. W (John James William), <1930-2015, > |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford, [England] : , : Oxford University Press, , 2004 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (298 p.) |
| Disciplina | 551.1/36 |
| Collana | Oxford scholarship online |
| Soggetto topico |
Continents
Continental drift Plate tectonics |
| ISBN |
0-19-756214-0
1-280-53295-5 1-4237-2050-4 0-19-534733-1 1-60256-919-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents; 1. Continental Drift-The Road to Plate Tectonics; 2. Plate Tectonics Now and in the Past; 3. Creation, Destruction, and Changes in Volume of Continental Crust Through Time; 4. Growth of Cratons and their Post-Stabilization Histories; 5. Assembly of Continents and Establishment of Lower Crust and Upper Mantle; 6. Assembly and Dispersal of Supercontinents; 7. Supercontinents Older than Gondwana; 8. Gondwana and Pangea; 9. Rifting of Pangea and Formation of Present Ocean Basins; 10. History of Continents after Rifting from Pangea
11. Effects of Continents and Supercontinents on Climate12. Effects of Continents and Supercontinents on Organic Evolution; Appendix A. Seismic Methods; Appendix B. Heat Flow and Thermal Gradients; Appendix C. Paleomagnetism; Appendix D. Isotopic Systems; Appendix E. Cratons; Appendix F. Anorogenic Magmatic Suites; Appendix G. Orogenic Belts of Grenville Age; Appendix H. Orogenic Belts of 2.1-1.3-Ga Age; Appendix I. Orogenic Belts of Pan-African-Brasiliano Age; References; Author Index; Subject Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910783677703321 |
Rogers John J. W (John James William), <1930-2015, >
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| Oxford, [England] : , : Oxford University Press, , 2004 | ||
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Continents and supercontinents / / John J.W. Rogers and M. Santosh
| Continents and supercontinents / / John J.W. Rogers and M. Santosh |
| Autore | Rogers John J. W (John James William), <1930-2015, > |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford, [England] : , : Oxford University Press, , 2004 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (298 p.) |
| Disciplina | 551.1/36 |
| Collana | Oxford scholarship online |
| Soggetto topico |
Continents
Continental drift Plate tectonics |
| ISBN |
0-19-756214-0
1-280-53295-5 1-4237-2050-4 0-19-534733-1 1-60256-919-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents; 1. Continental Drift-The Road to Plate Tectonics; 2. Plate Tectonics Now and in the Past; 3. Creation, Destruction, and Changes in Volume of Continental Crust Through Time; 4. Growth of Cratons and their Post-Stabilization Histories; 5. Assembly of Continents and Establishment of Lower Crust and Upper Mantle; 6. Assembly and Dispersal of Supercontinents; 7. Supercontinents Older than Gondwana; 8. Gondwana and Pangea; 9. Rifting of Pangea and Formation of Present Ocean Basins; 10. History of Continents after Rifting from Pangea
11. Effects of Continents and Supercontinents on Climate12. Effects of Continents and Supercontinents on Organic Evolution; Appendix A. Seismic Methods; Appendix B. Heat Flow and Thermal Gradients; Appendix C. Paleomagnetism; Appendix D. Isotopic Systems; Appendix E. Cratons; Appendix F. Anorogenic Magmatic Suites; Appendix G. Orogenic Belts of Grenville Age; Appendix H. Orogenic Belts of 2.1-1.3-Ga Age; Appendix I. Orogenic Belts of Pan-African-Brasiliano Age; References; Author Index; Subject Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910813207003321 |
Rogers John J. W (John James William), <1930-2015, >
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| Oxford, [England] : , : Oxford University Press, , 2004 | ||
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Four revolutions in the earth sciences : from heresy to truth / / James Lawrence Powell
| Four revolutions in the earth sciences : from heresy to truth / / James Lawrence Powell |
| Autore | Powell James Lawrence <1936-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : Columbia University Press, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (385 p.) |
| Disciplina | 550 |
| Soggetto topico |
Geology - History
Geological time Continental drift Meteoritic hypothesis Global warming |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 0-231-53845-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Preface -- Introduction -- PART I. DEEP TIME -- The Abyss of Time -- A Great Mistake Has Been Made -- The Bank of Time -- Account Overdrawn -- Strange Rays -- An Hourglass of Great Precision -- Geochronology -- Duck Soup -- PART II. CONTINENTAL DRIFT AND PLATE TECTONICS -- An Idea to Pursue -- A Very Trusting Man -- Dead on Arrival -- Geologists Unite Against Heresy -- Continental Drift: Not Even Wrong -- Postwar Surprises -- Wandering Poles or Drifting Continents? -- The Final Confrontation -- Spreading Seafloors -- HypotHESSes -- The Discovery of the Century -- All This Rubbish -- PART III. METEORITE IMPACT -- A Trivial Process -- To Hunt a Star -- The Moon's Face -- Rosetta Stone -- To a Rocky Moon -- Worlds in Collision -- Dinosaur Killer -- Out with a Bang -- Cosmic Pinball -- PART IV. GLOBAL WARMING -- Origins of the CO2 Theory -- Tedious Calculations of Extraordinary Interest -- Destructive Criticism -- A Unique Experiment of Planetary Dimensions -- Giant Brains -- Warming Is Unequivocal -- From Heresy to Truth -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Recommended Reading -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910459820203321 |
Powell James Lawrence <1936->
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| New York : , : Columbia University Press, , 2015 | ||
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Four revolutions in the earth sciences : from heresy to truth / / James Lawrence Powell
| Four revolutions in the earth sciences : from heresy to truth / / James Lawrence Powell |
| Autore | Powell James Lawrence <1936-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : Columbia University Press, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (385 p.) |
| Disciplina | 550 |
| Soggetto topico |
Geology - History
Geological time Continental drift Meteoritic hypothesis Global warming |
| ISBN | 0-231-53845-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Preface -- Introduction -- PART I. DEEP TIME -- The Abyss of Time -- A Great Mistake Has Been Made -- The Bank of Time -- Account Overdrawn -- Strange Rays -- An Hourglass of Great Precision -- Geochronology -- Duck Soup -- PART II. CONTINENTAL DRIFT AND PLATE TECTONICS -- An Idea to Pursue -- A Very Trusting Man -- Dead on Arrival -- Geologists Unite Against Heresy -- Continental Drift: Not Even Wrong -- Postwar Surprises -- Wandering Poles or Drifting Continents? -- The Final Confrontation -- Spreading Seafloors -- HypotHESSes -- The Discovery of the Century -- All This Rubbish -- PART III. METEORITE IMPACT -- A Trivial Process -- To Hunt a Star -- The Moon's Face -- Rosetta Stone -- To a Rocky Moon -- Worlds in Collision -- Dinosaur Killer -- Out with a Bang -- Cosmic Pinball -- PART IV. GLOBAL WARMING -- Origins of the CO2 Theory -- Tedious Calculations of Extraordinary Interest -- Destructive Criticism -- A Unique Experiment of Planetary Dimensions -- Giant Brains -- Warming Is Unequivocal -- From Heresy to Truth -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Recommended Reading -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910787135203321 |
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| New York : , : Columbia University Press, , 2015 | ||
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Four revolutions in the earth sciences : from heresy to truth / / James Lawrence Powell
| Four revolutions in the earth sciences : from heresy to truth / / James Lawrence Powell |
| Autore | Powell James Lawrence <1936-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : Columbia University Press, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (385 p.) |
| Disciplina | 550 |
| Soggetto topico |
Geology - History
Geological time Continental drift Meteoritic hypothesis Global warming |
| ISBN | 0-231-53845-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Preface -- Introduction -- PART I. DEEP TIME -- The Abyss of Time -- A Great Mistake Has Been Made -- The Bank of Time -- Account Overdrawn -- Strange Rays -- An Hourglass of Great Precision -- Geochronology -- Duck Soup -- PART II. CONTINENTAL DRIFT AND PLATE TECTONICS -- An Idea to Pursue -- A Very Trusting Man -- Dead on Arrival -- Geologists Unite Against Heresy -- Continental Drift: Not Even Wrong -- Postwar Surprises -- Wandering Poles or Drifting Continents? -- The Final Confrontation -- Spreading Seafloors -- HypotHESSes -- The Discovery of the Century -- All This Rubbish -- PART III. METEORITE IMPACT -- A Trivial Process -- To Hunt a Star -- The Moon's Face -- Rosetta Stone -- To a Rocky Moon -- Worlds in Collision -- Dinosaur Killer -- Out with a Bang -- Cosmic Pinball -- PART IV. GLOBAL WARMING -- Origins of the CO2 Theory -- Tedious Calculations of Extraordinary Interest -- Destructive Criticism -- A Unique Experiment of Planetary Dimensions -- Giant Brains -- Warming Is Unequivocal -- From Heresy to Truth -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Recommended Reading -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910807146803321 |
Powell James Lawrence <1936->
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| New York : , : Columbia University Press, , 2015 | ||
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New views on an old planet : continental drift and the history of earth / Tjeerd H. Van Andel
| New views on an old planet : continental drift and the history of earth / Tjeerd H. Van Andel |
| Autore | Andel, Tjeerd H. : van |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1985 |
| Descrizione fisica | xii, 324 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. |
| Soggetto topico |
Continental drift
Geology |
| ISBN | 0521300843 |
| Classificazione |
52.9.3
52.9.34 551.1'36 QE26.2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNISALENTO-991001105479707536 |
Andel, Tjeerd H. : van
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| Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1985 | ||
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