Simon Mitton (University of Cambridge)

From Crust to Core

A Chronicle of Deep Carbon Science

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Produktbeschreibung

Tracing four centuries of discoveries by pioneering scientists and extraordinary scientific revolutions that changed our understanding of Earth's deep carbon, this is a fascinating read for students and researchers working in Earth system science.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 382
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. Januar 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 231mm x 196mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 728g
• ISBN-13: 9781108426695
• ISBN-10: 1108426697
• Artikelnr.: 59581166

Autorenporträt

Simon Mitton is a Life Fellow at St Edmund's College, University of Cambridge. For more than fifty years he has passionately engaged in bringing discoveries in astronomy and cosmology to the general public. He is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, a former Vice-President of the Royal Astronomical Society, and a Fellow of the Geological Society. The International Astronomical Union designated asteroid 4027 as Minor Planet Mitton in recognition of his extensive outreach activity and that of Dr Jacqueline Mitton.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Why Carbon in Earth Matters
2. The Origin of Deep Carbon in Deep Space
3. Deliveries of Cosmic Carbon Continue
4. On the Nature of Earth's Interior
5. Earth's Interior Revealed
6. Thousands, Millions or Billions, the Question of Timing
7. Physics and Chemistry of Deep Earth
8. Confronting the Continental Drift Conundrum
9. The Mid-Atlantic Ridge and Rift Valley
10. Earth's Deep Dynamics Discovered
11. Reversals of Fortune
12. Deep Carbon's Cycles, Reservoirs and Fluxes
13. Carbon Bearing Phases in the Mantle
14. Diamond in the Mantle
15. Deep Life
Glossary
Biographical notes
References
Index.