The Solid Earth An Introduction to Global Geophysics
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The Solid Earth is a general introduction to the study of the physics of the solid Earth, including the workings of both the Earth's surface and its deep interior. The emphasis throughout is on basic physical principles rather than instrumentation or data handling. The second edition of this acclaimed textbook has been revised to bring the content fully up-to-date and to reflect the most recent advances in geophysical research. It is designed for undergraduates on introductory geophysics courses who have…
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Key features
- The first edition was hailed by geophysicists as one of the outstanding texts in modern Earth Sciences
- This new edition has been brought completely up-to-date to reflect the latest advances in geophysics
- The book also contains an extensive glossary of terms, and includes numerous exercises for which solutions are available to instructors from www.cambridge.org/9780521893077
About the book
- DOI https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511819643
- Subjects Earth and Environmental Sciences,Geophysics,Structural Geology
- Format: Paperback
- Publication date: 20 December 2004
- ISBN: 9780521893077
- Dimensions (mm): 246 x 189 mm
- Weight: 1.975kg
- Contains: 384 b/w illus. 31 colour illus. 31 tables 143 exercises
- Page extent: 728 pages
- Availability: Available
- Format: Digital
- Publication date: 05 June 2012
- ISBN: 9780511819643
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