Historical geology books

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The Evolving Earth

The Evolving Earth

Author: Donald R. Prothero
ISBN: 9780190647728
Format: Loose-leaf
$256.05

"Written by award-winning author Donald R. Prothero, The Evolving Earth provides a lively, engaging tour through...  Read More >>

Reading the Soil Archives: Unraveling the Geoecological Code of Palaeosols and Sediment Cores

Reading the Soil Archives: Unraveling the Geoecological...

Author: Jan M. Van Mourik (Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics (IBED), University of Amsterdam) ,  Jaap van der Meer (School of Geography, Queen Mary, University of London, London, UK)
ISBN: 9780444641083
Format: Paperback
$349.31

Reading the Soil Archives: Unraveling the Geoecological Code of Palaeosols and Sediment Cores, Volume 19, provides...  Read More >>

Sea Ice in the Arctic: Past, Present and Future

Sea Ice in the Arctic: Past, Present and Future

Author: Ola M. Johannessen ,  Leonid P. Bobylev
ISBN: 9783030213008
Format: Hardback
$362.22

This book provides in-depth information about the sea ice in the Arctic at scales from paleoenvironmental variability...  Read More >>

The Earth... but not As We Know It: An Exploration

The Earth... but not As We Know It: An Exploration

Author: Andrew Johnson
ISBN: 9781702017572
Format: Paperback
$18.11

"Most of us who have an interest in the planet we live on have seen diagrams showing the Earth's interior. We are...  Read More >>

The Earth... but not As We Know It (Colour): An Exploration

The Earth... but not As We Know It (Colour): An Exploration...

Author: Andrew Johnson
ISBN: 9781710816402
Format: Paperback
$25.88

"Most of us who have an interest in the planet we live on have seen diagrams showing the Earth's interior. We are...  Read More >>

The Tectonic Plates are Moving!

The Tectonic Plates are Moving!

Author: Roy Livermore (Associate Lecturer, Associate Lecturer, The Open University)
ISBN: 9780198847939
Format: Paperback
$44.95

A witty, irreverent guide to the birth, development, and state-of-the-art of one of the most important theories...  Read More >>

Foundations of Paleoecology: Classic Papers with Commentaries

Foundations of Paleoecology: Classic Papers with Commentaries...

Author: S Kathleen Lyons ,  Anna K. Behrensmeyer
ISBN: 9780226618173
Format: Hardback
$266.95

Approximately 99% of all life that has ever existed is extinct. Fortunately, these long dead species have left traces...  Read More >>

Historical Geology Laboratory Application and Interpretations

Historical Geology Laboratory Application and Interpretations...

Author: Stacey Elaine Metzler
ISBN: 9781524993030
Format: Spiral bound
$77.00

Presents an analysis of earth's past through time. The book focuses on the changes the physical earth has gone through...  Read More >>

Advances in Geomorphology and Quaternary Studies in Argentina: Special Symposium from the Argentine Association of Geomorphology and Quaternary Studies, October 2017

Advances in Geomorphology and Quaternary Studies in...

Author: Mirian M. Collantes ,  Laura Perucca
ISBN: 9783030226206
Format: Hardback
$336.35

These proceedings contain selected papers from the Special Symposium, organised by the Argentine Association of...  Read More >>

Actualistic Taphonomy in South America

Actualistic Taphonomy in South America

Author: Sergio Martínez ,  Alejandra Rojas
ISBN: 9783030206246
Format: Hardback
$284.60

Highlighting the latest research on Actualistic Taphonomy (AT), this book presents the outcomes of a meeting that...  Read More >>

Palaeohydrology: Traces, Tracks and Trails of Extreme Events

Palaeohydrology: Traces, Tracks and Trails of Extreme...

Author: Jürgen Herget ,  Alessandro Fontana
ISBN: 9783030233143
Format: Hardback
$388.10

The book provides a review of the most relevant topics on the booming discipline of palaeohydrology and focuses...  Read More >>

The Northern Highlands: Landscapes in Stone

The Northern Highlands: Landscapes in Stone

Author: Alan McKirdy
ISBN: 9781780276083
Format: Paperback
$19.99

The rocks of northern Scotland tell of turbulent events involving continental collisions that unleashed cataclysmic...  Read More >>

Orkney & Shetland: Landscapes in Stone

Orkney & Shetland: Landscapes in Stone

Author: Alan McKirdy
ISBN: 9781780276076
Format: Paperback
$19.99

The archipelagos of Orkney and Shetland are the products of some of the most dramatic events which have occurred...  Read More >>

Empire and Ecology in the Bengal Delta: The Making of Calcutta

Empire and Ecology in the Bengal Delta: The Making of...

Author: Debjani Bhattacharyya (Drexel University, Philadelphia)
ISBN: 9781108443340
Format: Paperback
$80.19

What happens when a distant colonial power tries to tame an unfamiliar terrain in the world's largest tidal delta?...  Read More >>

Lithostratigraphy of Sicily

Lithostratigraphy of Sicily

Author: Luca Basilone
ISBN: 9783319892634
Format: Paperback
$194.04

The new stratigraphic methods and the use of formations as mapping units have prompted the acquisition of new lithostratigraphic...  Read More >>

Plate Tectonics and Great Earthquakes: 50 Years of Earth-Shaking Events

Plate Tectonics and Great Earthquakes: 50 Years of Earth-Shaking...

Author: Lynn R. Sykes
ISBN: 9780231186889
Format: Hardback
$57.95

Lynn R. Sykes played a key role in the birth of plate tectonics, conducting revelatory research on earthquakes....  Read More >>

The Oil of Brazil: Exploration, Technical Capacity, and Geosciences Teaching (1864-1968)

The Oil of Brazil: Exploration, Technical Capacity,...

Author: Drielli Peyerl
ISBN: 9783030138837
Format: Hardback
$284.60

This book investigates the role of the National Petroleum Council (CNP) and especially of Petrobras in the construction...  Read More >>

Catastrophes: Views from Natural and Human Sciences

Catastrophes: Views from Natural and Human Sciences...

Author: Andreas Hoppe
ISBN: 9783319793207
Format: Paperback
$72.42

The book also reminds of Hamburg’s Flood Disaster in 1962, the Great East Japan Earthquake in 2011 and other historical...  Read More >>

Edward Cordell and the Discovery of Cordell Bank

Edward Cordell and the Discovery of Cordell Bank

Author: Robert William Schmieder
ISBN: 9783030020286
Format: Hardback
$284.60

This book presents a complete account of the 19th century German immigrant Edward Cordell, a hydrographer who discovered...  Read More >>

Geology of Southwest Gondwana

Geology of Southwest Gondwana

Author: Siegfried Siegesmund ,  Miguel A. S. Basei
ISBN: 9783319886824
Format: Paperback
$517.47

This book focuses on the geological evolution of Southwest (SW) Gondwana and presents state-of-the-art insights...  Read More >>

Geologic History of Florida: Major Events that Formed the Sunshine State

Geologic History of Florida: Major Events that Formed...

Author: Albert C. Hine
ISBN: 9780813064123
Format: Paperback
$92.27

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