Encyclopedia of Geology, Five Volume Set
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Main description:This unrivalled, five-volume reference work covers all aspects of geology including earth history, earth materials, surface processes, regional geology, economic geology, engineering geology, petroleum geology, geochemical and mineral exploration, and the history of geology. The techniques of remote sensing and other tools of investigation that have advanced rapidly over the last few decades are described in detail.Encyclopedia of Geology is divided into 340 articles, each covering one aspect of geology. The concepts and theory are explained at a level that allows undergraduat...
Main description:
This unrivalled, five-volume reference work covers all aspects of geology including earth history, earth materials, surface processes, regional geology, economic geology, engineering geology, petroleum geology, geochemical and mineral exploration, and the history of geology. The techniques of remote sensing and other tools of investigation that have advanced rapidly over the last few decades are described in detail.
Encyclopedia of Geology is divided into 340 articles, each covering one aspect of geology. The concepts and theory are explained at a level that allows undergraduates and educated lay people to understand them. The reference has been planned and structured to provide the user with a comprehensive coverage of the core knowledge in each area. It will become the reference of choice for today's geologists and beyond.
Also available online via ScienceDirect featuring extensive browsing, searching, and internal cross-referencing between articles in the work, plus dynamic linking to journal articles and abstract databases, making navigation flexible and easy. For more information, pricing options and availability visit www.info.sciencedirect.com.
- 340 articles
- Over 2500 pages
- Full colour throughout
- Theory and applications of geology
- Extensive cross-referencing
- Further Reading lists accompany each article
Review quote:
"Where the price may be fairly high for private acquisition, it is certainly not too high for libraries. Librarians will find out that, as soon as people know about the presence of this work in an institute, too (?) many earth scientists will frequently want to use it. Stuff to become addicted to."
A.J. van Loon, JOURNAL OF SEDIMENTARY RESEARCH, 2005
"I have learnt a lot from reading selected subjects from these volumes, and often on subjects that I would not normally find myself reading. It is an achievement that should be acclaimed, and an enterprise that should be supported."
B. Windley, PRECAMBRIAN RESEARCH, 2005
Over the past decade a number of print and online encylopedias have been published about the earth sciences. This title (currently in print but soon to be available online) focuses on geology rather than all the earth sciences.
Recommended. All levels.
C. Hebblethwaite, CHOICE, 2005
"The aim of this work is to provide an authoritative and comprehensive coverage of all aspects of geology, an objective that is most certainly achieved. ...this set is aimed at undergraduate and educated lay people - the audience as stated in the book are "academic libraries servicing earth and environmental science departments as well as industrial, government and public libraries, practising geologists, engineers and environmental scientists". I agree totally with this statement".
H. Ashton, Reference Reviews, 2005
Over the past decade a number of print and online encylopedias have been published about the earth sciences. This title (currently in print but soon to be available online) focuses on geology rather than all the earth sciences.
CHOICE, 2005
Table of contents:
Preliminary Contents (Main topics are listed and covered by multiple articles):
Applied Geology. Earth History. Earth Materials. Earth Processes. Engineering Geology. Environmental Geology. Geological Engineering. Geology: Tools of Investigation. History of Geology. Life on Earth. Metamorphic Rocks. Mining Geology. Petroleum Geology. Regional Geology. Silicates. Surface Processes. The Earth in Space. Vertebrate Palaeontology.
This unrivalled, five-volume reference work covers all aspects of geology including earth history, earth materials, surface processes, regional geology, economic geology, engineering geology, petroleum geology, geochemical and mineral exploration, and the history of geology. The techniques of remote sensing and other tools of investigation that have advanced rapidly over the last few decades are described in detail.
Encyclopedia of Geology is divided into 340 articles, each covering one aspect of geology. The concepts and theory are explained at a level that allows undergraduates and educated lay people to understand them. The reference has been planned and structured to provide the user with a comprehensive coverage of the core knowledge in each area. It will become the reference of choice for today's geologists and beyond.
Also available online via ScienceDirect featuring extensive browsing, searching, and internal cross-referencing between articles in the work, plus dynamic linking to journal articles and abstract databases, making navigation flexible and easy. For more information, pricing options and availability visit www.info.sciencedirect.com.
- 340 articles
- Over 2500 pages
- Full colour throughout
- Theory and applications of geology
- Extensive cross-referencing
- Further Reading lists accompany each article
Review quote:
"Where the price may be fairly high for private acquisition, it is certainly not too high for libraries. Librarians will find out that, as soon as people know about the presence of this work in an institute, too (?) many earth scientists will frequently want to use it. Stuff to become addicted to."
A.J. van Loon, JOURNAL OF SEDIMENTARY RESEARCH, 2005
"I have learnt a lot from reading selected subjects from these volumes, and often on subjects that I would not normally find myself reading. It is an achievement that should be acclaimed, and an enterprise that should be supported."
B. Windley, PRECAMBRIAN RESEARCH, 2005
Over the past decade a number of print and online encylopedias have been published about the earth sciences. This title (currently in print but soon to be available online) focuses on geology rather than all the earth sciences.
Recommended. All levels.
C. Hebblethwaite, CHOICE, 2005
"The aim of this work is to provide an authoritative and comprehensive coverage of all aspects of geology, an objective that is most certainly achieved. ...this set is aimed at undergraduate and educated lay people - the audience as stated in the book are "academic libraries servicing earth and environmental science departments as well as industrial, government and public libraries, practising geologists, engineers and environmental scientists". I agree totally with this statement".
H. Ashton, Reference Reviews, 2005
Over the past decade a number of print and online encylopedias have been published about the earth sciences. This title (currently in print but soon to be available online) focuses on geology rather than all the earth sciences.
CHOICE, 2005
Table of contents:
Preliminary Contents (Main topics are listed and covered by multiple articles):
Applied Geology. Earth History. Earth Materials. Earth Processes. Engineering Geology. Environmental Geology. Geological Engineering. Geology: Tools of Investigation. History of Geology. Life on Earth. Metamorphic Rocks. Mining Geology. Petroleum Geology. Regional Geology. Silicates. Surface Processes. The Earth in Space. Vertebrate Palaeontology.