From Stone to Star: A View of Modern Geology

From Stone to Star: A View of Modern Geology
ISBN-10
067483867X
ISBN-13
9780674838673
Category
Science
Pages
287
Language
English
Published
1994
Author
Claude Allègre

Description

Chronicling one of the great scientific adventures of our time, the eminent geochemist Claude Allegre offers a fascinating glimpse into the sophisticated isotopic detective work that has established a geologic chronology of the earth and transformed our understanding of its genesis and history. From the fossil collecting methods of eighteenth-century geologists to the development of high resolution mass spectronomy, this book provides an engaging introduction to the history, methods, and theories of modern geology.

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