Historical geology books

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

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

"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 >>

"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 >>

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

This edited volume discusses scientific and technological aspects of the history of the oil and gas industry in...  Read More >>

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

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

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

In this complete geologic history of the Sunshine State, Albert Hine takes the reader on a journey that begins with...  Read More >>

The book highlights Germany’s diverse geological history, ranging from the origin of the Earth, the formation of...  Read More >>