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9780674838673

From Stone to Star

by Allegre, Claude J.; Van Dam, Deborah Kurmes
  • ISBN13:

    9780674838673

  • ISBN10:

    067483867X

  • Edition: Reprint
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 1994-04-01
  • Publisher: Harvard Univ Pr

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Summary

Chronicling one of the great scientific adventures of our time, the eminent geochemist Claude Allegrave;gre offers a fascinating glimpse into the sophisticated isotopic detective work that has established a geologic chronology of the earth and transformed our understanding of its genesis and history. From the fossil collecting methods of eighteenth--century geologists to the development of high resolution mass spectronomy, this book provides an engaging introduction to the history, methods, and theories of modern geology.

Table of Contents

The Genesis Taboo
Voyage to the Center of the Earth
The Geologic Calendar
Stones Falling from the Sky
The Planetological Adventure
From Newton to Mendeleyev
The Cosmic Palimpsest
Societies of Atoms
Planet Earth
The Kingdom of Water
Appendix: The Atomic Structure of Matter
References
Credits
Index
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