The earth as a cradle for life : the origin, evolution and future of the environment /
| Main Authors: | Stacey, F. D. (Author), Hodgkinson, Jane H. (Author) |
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Call Number: | QE26.3 .S73 2013 |
| Institution: | Perbadanan Perpustakaan Awam Negeri Perak |
| Library: | Main Library |
| Record Id / ISBN-0: | ppap.53035 / 9789814508322 (alk. paper) |
| Online Public Access Catalog: | Perbadanan Perpustakaan Awam Negeri Perak |
| Published: |
Singapore :
World Scientific,
[2013]
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Table of Contents:
- "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.