Granite Skyscrapers How Rock Shaped Earth and Other Worlds /

In this book, David Stevenson offers us a look at the evolution of planets as they move from balls of mixed molten rock to vibrant worlds capable of hosting life. Embedded in our everyday architecture and in the literal ground beneath our feet, granite and its kin lie at the heart of many features o...

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Hlavní autor: Stevenson, David S. (Autor)
Médium: Elektronický zdroj E-kniha
Jazyk:angličtina
Vydáno: Cham : Springer International Publishing, 2018.
Vydání:1st ed. 2018.
Edice:Popular Astronomy,
Témata:
Astronomy.
Planetology.
Astrobiology.
Geobiology.
Cosmology.
ISBN:9783319915036
ISSN:2626-8760
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Obsah:
  • Preface
  • Chapter 1 - Our Planet's Torrid Heart
  • Chapter 2: The Formation of Granite
  • Chapter 3: The Evolution of Modern Continents
  • Chapter 4: Plate Tectonics, Planetary Magnetism and Life
  • Chapter 5: Jotunheim: In The Realm of Giants
  • Chapter 6: Mountains, Atmosphere and Long-Term Habitability
  • Chapter 7: Our Island Earth: Granite Here, Granite Everywhere?
  • Conclusions
  • References
  • Glossary
  • Index.

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