Minoru Ozima, Jun Korenaga, Qing-Zhu Yin

Gebundenes Buch

The Earth

Its Birth and Growth

Beschreibung

An accessible exploration of Earth's evolution and the underlying physical and chemical principles, for students, professionals and general readers.

Autor

Minoru Ozima is an emeritus professor in the Earth and Planetary Science Department at the University of Tokyo. He was awarded the prestigious V. M. Goldschmidt Medal in 2010, recognising his major achievements in geochemistry and cosmochemistry. Professor Ozima was among the first to focus attention on the information contained in noble gas isotopes in application to the formation and evolution of the planets. He is a leading figure in this field, having contributed significantly to the establishment and development of the geochemistry and cosmochemistry of noble gases. He has published several books and is a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union, the Meteoritical Society, the European Association of Geochemistry and the Geochemical Society.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• 2nd Revised edition
• Seitenzahl: 164
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. Mai 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 155mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 408g
• ISBN-13: 9780521760256
• ISBN-10: 0521760259
• Artikelnr.: 35453523

Rezensionen

"Excellent black-and-white illustrations support the text...this book is accessible to general readers...recommended." - L.S Zipp, CHOICE, December 2012