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OverviewContaining more than 6,000 entries, The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Earth Sciences covers all of the earth sciences, and is the most detailed, authoritative, and up-to-date dictionary of its kind. It has been compiled with the help of over 30 specialist contributors and advisers, and its scope is worldwide. The dictionary covers terms from climatology, economic geology, geochemistry, mineralogy, oceanography, palaeontology, petrology, and volcanology, amongst many other scientific disciplines. It also contains brief biographical notes about some of the most important figures in the history of the earth sciences. Because it gives equal weight to all the earth sciences, the dictionary will be of particular help to students, including those on interdisciplinary courses who study one or more of the earth sciences on their syllabus. It will also be invaluable to non-scientists who wish to know the meaning of such technical terms as `aa', `epeirogenesis', `mother cloud', `protostar', `rip-rap', `vug', and ` Zosterophyllum' . This book is intended for students and teachers of the earth sciences, but also of interdisciplinary courses such as environmental sciences. Also non-scientists interested in the environment or other earth science disciplines (such as members of local zoological societies). Full Product DetailsAuthor: Ailsa Allaby , Michael AllabyPublisher: Oxford University Press Imprint: Oxford Paperbacks Edition: New edition Dimensions: Width: 12.00cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 19.00cm Weight: 0.335kg ISBN: 9780192861252ISBN 10: 0192861255 Pages: 431 Publication Date: 01 April 1991 Audience: College/higher education , General/trade , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Replaced By: 9780192800794 Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationAilsa Allaby has most recently contributed to The Oxford Dictionary of Natural History, The Oxford Illustrated Encyclopedia: The Natural World, and A Dictionary of the Environment. Michael Allaby has written widely on science and the environment. He is the General Editor of The Oxford Dictionary of Natural History and A Dictionary of the Environment and the author of many books, among them Conservations at Home: A Practical Handbook, Ecology Facts, and Guide to Gaia. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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