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The Tenth Muse: The Pursuit of Earth Science

Ronald B. Parker

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Description:From the dustjacket: "In this second witty and informative collection of essays on geology, author Ronald B. Parker continues the theme he orginated in Inscrutable Earth: that earth science is a lively, ongoing, and relevant field of interest."These essays draw on the many subspecialties of earth science to illuminate such popular phenomena as volcanic eruptions, cave formations, and salt domes, and to address the questions both great and small that capture the imagination of earth scientists. Why do glaciers have the "urge" to surge? What do coral clocks and the lowly "scat songs" of dead animals tell us about the earth's history? Why is most of the earth's supply of a rare element concentrated in a California town with the science fiction name of Boron 93516? With gentle humor and a detective's eye for detail, Dr. Parker weaves together the pieces of the puzzle of earth's history, from millennia long past to what the future will hold for us and our planet. In the tradition of Stephen Jay Gould, he also refocuses attention on pre-twentieth century geologists whose important contributions to earth science have been all but forgotten."We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Tenth Muse: The Pursuit of Earth Science. To get started finding The Tenth Muse: The Pursuit of Earth Science, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: From the dustjacket: "In this second witty and informative collection of essays on geology, author Ronald B. Parker continues the theme he orginated in Inscrutable Earth: that earth science is a lively, ongoing, and relevant field of interest."These essays draw on the many subspecialties of earth science to illuminate such popular phenomena as volcanic eruptions, cave formations, and salt domes, and to address the questions both great and small that capture the imagination of earth scientists. Why do glaciers have the "urge" to surge? What do coral clocks and the lowly "scat songs" of dead animals tell us about the earth's history? Why is most of the earth's supply of a rare element concentrated in a California town with the science fiction name of Boron 93516? With gentle humor and a detective's eye for detail, Dr. Parker weaves together the pieces of the puzzle of earth's history, from millennia long past to what the future will hold for us and our planet. In the tradition of Stephen Jay Gould, he also refocuses attention on pre-twentieth century geologists whose important contributions to earth science have been all but forgotten."We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Tenth Muse: The Pursuit of Earth Science. To get started finding The Tenth Muse: The Pursuit of Earth Science, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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