Deformation of the Earth's crust during the last few millennia and even in historical times has been widespread and often rapid. This book outlines the geological, archaeological, documentary and instrumental evidence for such movements and considers their implications for geophysics, earthquake prediction and civil engineering. The numerous examples are illustrated by over 100 maps, diagrams, and photographs.****FROM THE PREFACE: In this book I illustrate the main sources of evidence for recent earth movements and try to show why the evidence is worth collecting. Two kinds of crustal movements are doubtless familiar to most readers: the ground breaks associated with large earthquakes, and the gradual uplift that has affected Scandinavia and Canada since the Pleistocene ice sheets retreated. These were once regarded as anomalous phenomena in an otherwise stable earth. Nowadays the anomaly is on the other foot: no part of the globe can safely be declared terra firma. As I argue in the i

Recent Earth Movements: An Introduction to Neotectonics

Vita-Finzi, Claudio

Science & Math

Academic Pr

Recent Earth History

Earth Sciences

John Wiley&Sons

Archaeological Sites in Their Setting

Politics & Social Sciences

Archaeology

W.W. Norton & Co., Inc.

Hardcover without dust jacket. From author's own collection (not inscribed). Light wear to lower board edges and corners. No other faults. Clean throughout. AD

The Mediterranean Valleys: Geological Changes in Historical Times

Cambridge University Press

This is an account of the many ways in which the Sun affects our planet, how its influence has changed over the last few centuries and millennia, and the extent to which we can predict its future impact. The book is the first to integrate astronomical, geological, climatic and social aspects of the Sun. It includes a topical treatment of solar contribution to global warming, and demonstrates how wild and variable is the so-called Solar Constant. Our nearest star is a complex machine which needs to be treated with caution, and this book will equip every reader with the knowledge that is required to understand the benefits and dangers it can bring.

The Sun: A User's Manual

Astronomy & Space Science

Springer

Recent planetary missions by NASA, the European Space Agency and other national bodies have reaffirmed that geological processes familiar from our studies of the Earth operate on many solid planets and satellites. Common threads link the internal structure, thermal evolution and surface character of both rocky and icy worlds, and volcanoes, impact craters, ice caps, dunes, rift valleys, rivers and oceans emerge as features of extra-terrestrial worlds as diverse as Mercury and Titan. The new data also reveal that many supposedly inert planetary bodies currently experience eruptions, landslides and dust storms. Moreover our understanding of the Solar System has greatly benefited from the analysis of meteorites from Mars as well as rock samples collected on the Moon. 
Combining extensive use of imagery, the results of laboratory experiments and theoretical modelling, this comprehensively updated second edition of Planetary Geology provides the student reader and the enthusiastic amateur with up-to-date coverage of these recent advances and confirms that, to quote from the first edition, planetary geology now embraces conventional geology and vice versa.
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Planetary Geology: An Introduction

Fortes, Andrew Dominic

Liverpool University Press

As scientific exploration of the solar system intensifies, recent planetary missions by NASA, the European Space Agency and other national bodies have reaffirmed that geological processes familiar from our studies of the Earth operate on many solid planets and satellites. Common threads link the internal structure, thermal evolution and surface character of both rocky and icy worlds, and volcanoes, impact craters, ice caps, dunes, rift valleys, rivers and oceans emerge as features of extra-terrestrial worlds as diverse as Mercury and Titan. The new data also reveal that many supposedly inert planetary bodies currently experience eruptions, landslides and dust storms. Moreover our understanding of the Solar System has greatly benefited from the analysis of meteorites from Mars as well as rock samples collected on the Moon.
Combining extensive use of imagery, the results of laboratory experiments and theoretical modelling, this comprehensively updated second edition of Planetary Geology provides the student reader and the enthusiastic amateur with up-to-date coverage of these recent advances and confirms that, to quote from the first edition, planetary geology now embraces conventional geology and vice versa.

Fortes, Dominic

Dunedin Academic Press

In a dynamic treatment of planets of the Solar System from a unified perspective Planetary Geology deals with the origin of planetary bodies, the forces that fashion their surfaces, the rise and fall of icecaps and oceans, and the role of life in planetary history.

In a dynamic treatment of planets of the Solar System in a unified perspective, Planetary geology provides the student reader with comprehensive coverage and stimulating insights into an exciting area of the Earth and planetary sciences. Based on a course taught by the author, the book deals with the origin of planetary bodies, the forces that fashion their surfaces, the rise and fall of icecaps and oceans, and the role of life in planetary history.

There are several billion stars in the Milky Way galaxy. One of them is the middle-aged G2V yellow dwarf that rules our lives. The Sun Today discusses the Sun's appearance and composition, its internal workings, and the various kinds of radiation it emits, and it puts forward a novel explanation for coronal heating. The book draws on the findings of telescopic observation, space missions, and technical and theoretical advances in many fields, and shows why we need to know more if we are to understand and manage our foothold in the Universe. From the reviews of other books by Claudio Vita-Finzi: The Sun - A User's Manual (2008) ....this, jargon-free, concise, beautifully illustrated and eminently readable book... D.W. Hughes, Times Literary Supplement Solar History (2013) ....a book that is supremely informative, intensely stimulating and enjoyable to read... Ian Seymour, Astronomy Now A History of the Solar System (2016) ...there is a huge amount of useful information in this book that would benefit anyone who needed more detail than is available in a typical popular science title. Brian Clegg, Popular Science

The Sun Today

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Recent Earth Movements: An Introduction to Neotectonics

Recent Earth History

Archaeological Sites in Their Setting

The Mediterranean Valleys: Geological Changes in Historical Times

The Sun: A User's Manual

Planetary Geology: An Introduction

Planetary Geology: An Introduction

Planetary Geology: An Introduction

Planetary Geology: An Introduction

The Sun Today