Edition |
First edition. |
Description |
xi, 294 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 24 cm |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 266-286) and index. |
Contents |
Water in the cosmos -- Ocean origins on earth -- Ocean forms -- The salt of the earth -- Moving the waters -- Life of the oceans -- Oceans in crisis -- The end of earthly oceans -- Oceans of the solar system -- Undreamed shores. |
Summary |
In this book, geologists Jan Zalasiewicz and Mark Williams consider the deep history of oceans, how and when they may have formed on the young Earth - topics of intense current research - how they became salty, and how they evolved through Earth history. |
Subject(S) |
Ocean -- Popular works.
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Planets -- Water.
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Extrasolar planets.
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Water.
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Universe.
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Added Name(S) |
Williams, Mark, 1965- author.
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ISBN |
9780199672882 |
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0199672881 |
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