TY  - BOOK
AU  - Wyllie,Peter J.
TI  - The way the earth works: an introduction to the new global geology and its revolutionary development
SN  - 0-471-96902-8
U1  - 550/W98 21
PY  - 1976///.
CY  - New York: 
PB  - John Wiley & Sons, 
KW  - GEOLOGÍA
KW  - CIENCIAS DE LA TIERRA
N1  - Incluye índice: páginas 291-296; Incluye referencias bibliográficas: páginas 277-289; Contenido: 1. Introduction : time for a new theory -- 2. Revolution in the earth sciences -- 3. The earth's solid surface -- 4. Earthquakes : their effects and distribution -- 5. Earthquakes and the theory of plate tectonics -- 6. The geological cycle -- 7. Earthquake waves and the inside of the earth -- 8. The earth's magnetic field and magnetized rocks -- 9. The history of the earth's magnetic field : polarity reversals -- 10. Magnetic anomalies and the sea-floor spreading model -- 11. Continental drift and paleomagnetism -- 12. Paths of polar wandering and migration of the continents -- 13. A revolution proclaimed : the evidence challenged -- 14. Voyages of the Glomar Challenger, and deep-sea sediments -- 15. The diversity and extinction of species -- 16. Causes of plate tectonics -- 17. Exploration of the moon -- 18. Environmental geology and earthquake prediction
ER  -