The scientists behind Earth's processes
By: Andrew Solway
Series: Sci-hi. Scientists; Sci hi
Publisher: Raintree
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Chicago, Ill
Language: eng
Number of pages: 48
ISBN-13: 9781410940445; 9781410940513
Subjects: Geology; Juvenile literature; Geologists; History
Description: Presents the lives and theories of famous geologists from the eighteenth century up to the present day, describing their discoveries and the importance of their work for the study of the Earth and how it developed.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 46-47) and index.
Table of contents: title: The beginnings of geology; title: Glaciers and climate change; title: Life in the rocks; title: Journey to the centre of the Earth; title: Lands on the move; title: Mountains in the ocean; title: Plate tectonics; title: Predicting the weather; title: What next?