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11%OFFRolf Schick - The Little Book of Earthquakes and Volcanoes - 9781475788150 - V9781475788150
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The Little Book of Earthquakes and Volcanoes

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Description for The Little Book of Earthquakes and Volcanoes Paperback. Series: Little Book Series. Num Pages: 175 pages, 14 black & white illustrations, 1 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAF; RB; YQS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 135 x 204 x 14. Weight in Grams: 208.
In this lay reader's introduction to the most spectacular and devastating of all geological events, Rolf Schick describes how earthquakes and volcanoes are related, and how they are an integral part of Earth's structure. Tracing the latest findings and theories in plate tectonics, he helps readers ask and answer the basic questions: What was it during the formation of Earth that led to these phenomena? Why do they occur in certain areas and not in others? How can we, within reason, protect ourselves from their devastation? And how far have we come, and how far can we go, in predicting ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
175
Condition
New
Series
Little Book Series
Number of Pages
164
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9781475788150
SKU
V9781475788150
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Ref
99-15

Reviews for The Little Book of Earthquakes and Volcanoes
From the reviews: "It is an original, quite attractive approach to science dissemination. … it provides a logical, step-by-step explanation of the basic principles and parameters of the internal dynamics of the earth, and when events are not yet clearly understood, it says so as well. … As may be expected of pocket editions on ... Read more

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