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Principles of Rock Deformation
Adolphe Nicolas
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Description for Principles of Rock Deformation
Hardback. Series: Petrology and Structural Geology. Num Pages: 208 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 297 x 210 x 14. Weight in Grams: 493.
Physicists attempt to reduce natural phenomena to their essential dimensions by means of simplification and approximation and to account for them by defining natural laws. Paradoxically, whilst there is a critical need in geology to reduce the overwhelming field information to its essentials, it often re mains in an over-descriptive state. This prudent attitude of geologists is dictated by the nature of the subjects being consi dered, as it is often difficult to derive the significant parame ters from the raw data. It also follows from the way that geolo gical work is carried out. Geologists proceed, as in a ... Read more
Physicists attempt to reduce natural phenomena to their essential dimensions by means of simplification and approximation and to account for them by defining natural laws. Paradoxically, whilst there is a critical need in geology to reduce the overwhelming field information to its essentials, it often re mains in an over-descriptive state. This prudent attitude of geologists is dictated by the nature of the subjects being consi dered, as it is often difficult to derive the significant parame ters from the raw data. It also follows from the way that geolo gical work is carried out. Geologists proceed, as in a ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Series
Petrology and Structural Geology
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789027723680
SKU
V9789027723680
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Ref
99-15
Reviews for Principles of Rock Deformation
`The international standing of the author and the clarity of his explanation and illustration make the book a worthwhile addition to libraries worldwide.' Geological Magazine (about the French edition) `... it will prove valuable not only in undergraduate structural geology courses, but also to the interested non-specialist. The book is well ... Read more