 The Way the Earth Works: An Introduction to the New Global Geology and Its Revolutionary Development
ISBN: 978-0-471-96896-2
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304 pages
January 1976
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Introduction: Time for a New Theory.
Revolution in the Earth Sciences.
The Earth's Solid Surface.
Earthquakes: Their Effects and Distribution.
Earthquakes and the Theory of Plate Tectonics.
The Geological Cycle.
Earthquake Waves and the Inside of the Earth.
The Earth's Magnetic Field and Magnetized Rocks.
The History of the Earth's Magnetic Field: Polarity Reversals.
Magnetic Anomalies and the Sea-Floor Spreading Model.
Continental Drift and Paleomagnetism.
Paths of Polar Wandering and Migration of the Continents.
A Revolution Proclaimed--the Evidence Challenged.
Voyages of the Glomar Challenger, and Deep-Sea Sediments.
The Diversity and Extinction of Species.
Causes of Plate Tectonics.
Exploration of the Moon.
Environmental Geology and Earthquake Prediction.
Revolution in the Earth Sciences.
The Earth's Solid Surface.
Earthquakes: Their Effects and Distribution.
Earthquakes and the Theory of Plate Tectonics.
The Geological Cycle.
Earthquake Waves and the Inside of the Earth.
The Earth's Magnetic Field and Magnetized Rocks.
The History of the Earth's Magnetic Field: Polarity Reversals.
Magnetic Anomalies and the Sea-Floor Spreading Model.
Continental Drift and Paleomagnetism.
Paths of Polar Wandering and Migration of the Continents.
A Revolution Proclaimed--the Evidence Challenged.
Voyages of the Glomar Challenger, and Deep-Sea Sediments.
The Diversity and Extinction of Species.
Causes of Plate Tectonics.
Exploration of the Moon.
Environmental Geology and Earthquake Prediction.
