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The earth as a cradle for life

Hodgkinson, Jane H.

The earth as a cradle for life

Record Type:	Electronic resources : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	The earth as a cradle for lifeFrank D. Stacey & Jane H. Hodgkinson.
Author:	Stacey, F. D.
other author:	Hodgkinson, Jane H.
Published:	New Jersey :World Scientific,2013.
Description:	1 online resource (308 p.)
Subject:	Earth sciencesJuvenile literature.
Online resource:	http://www.worldscientific.com/worldscibooks/10.1142/8807#t=toc
ISBN:	9789814508346 (electronic bk.)

The earth as a cradle for life
Stacey, F. D.

The earth as a cradle for life[electronic resource] /Frank D. Stacey & Jane H. Hodgkinson. - New Jersey :World Scientific,2013. - 1 online resource (308 p.)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"The age of the earth as an abode fitted for life" (Lord Kelvin, 1899) -- Rotation, tides and the moon -- The variable sun and other astronomical effects -- The magnetic field -- Internal heat and the evolution of the earth -- The oceans -- Planetary atmospheres and the appearance of free oxygen -- Thermal balance, the greenhouse effect, and sea level -- Environmental crises and mass extinctions of species -- Stability of the environment -- Inorganic mineral deposits as products of an evolving environment -- Fossil fuels, buried carbon and photosynthetic oxygen -- Effects of fossil fuel use -- A comparison of human energy use with natural dissipations -- The cradle is rocking -- A summary of salient conclusions.

ISBN: 9789814508346 (electronic bk.)Subjects--Topical Terms:

451538
Earth sciences
--Juvenile literature.

LC Class. No.: QE26.3 / .S73 2013

Dewey Class. No.: 550

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