The Earth by Minoru Ozima, Jun Korenaga, Qing-Zhu Yin - 9781107600768

The EarthIts Birth and Growth\nAuthor(s): Minoru Ozima, Jun Korenaga, Qing-Zhu Yin\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9781107600768, 978-1107600768\nSynopsis\nA clear understanding of the Earth's past evolution can provide the key to its possible future development. The Earth: Its Birth and Growth explores the evolution of the Earth over [url] billion years using basic reasoning and simple illustrations to help explain the underlying physical and chemical principles and major processes involved. Fully updated and revised, this rigorous but accessible second edition includes three completely new chapters. It incorporates exciting developments in isotope geology, placing results within a wider framework of Earth evolution and plate tectonics. Some background in physics and chemistry is assumed, but basic theories and processes are explained concisely in self-contained sections. Key research papers and.