Catastrophes In The Earth S History
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Catastrophes In The Earth S History
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Author : Igorʹ Aleksandrovich Rezanov
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1984
Catastrophes In The Earth S History written by Igorʹ Aleksandrovich Rezanov and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1984 with Natural disasters categories.
Catastrophes In The Earth S History
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Author : I. A. Rezanov
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1984
Catastrophes In The Earth S History written by I. A. Rezanov and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1984 with categories.
The Illustrated History Of The Elements
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Author : Jan Kozák
language : en
Publisher: Springer Nature
Release Date : 2020-02-10
The Illustrated History Of The Elements written by Jan Kozák and has been published by Springer Nature this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-02-10 with Art categories.
This beautiful art book portrays the forces of nature through the main elements of Earth, Water, Air, Fire. It is composed from a large selection of unique images of a wide variety of sources, mostly private collections. It is a highly illustrated book, containing reproductions of rare engravings, maps both old and new, sketches, and diagrams. The book is a sequel to ‘The Illustrated History of Natural Disasters’, published in 2010. While the first book provided a detailed look into two main kinds of natural disasters (of seismic and volcanic character), this volume presents natural disasters of all kinds: geophysical, hydrological, climatological and biological. The book is divided into three parts: the first part introduces the leading question as to whether the elements should be regarded as constructive, for giving origin to life on Earth, or destructive given the impact of natural disasters to society throughout history; the second illustrates the positive effects of nature’s elements; and the third part depicts and contextualizes the history of natural disasters such as earthquakes, tsunamis, volcano eruptions, landslides, avalanches, draughts, storms, fires, among others.
Catastrophes And Lesser Calamities
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Author : Anthony Hallam
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press on Demand
Release Date : 2005-07-14
Catastrophes And Lesser Calamities written by Anthony Hallam and has been published by Oxford University Press on Demand this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-07-14 with Science categories.
Uses the geological record to trace historical and modern views on five mass extinction events, including the disappearance of dinosaurs.
Catastrophes And Earth History
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Author : William A. Berggren
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2016-04-19
Catastrophes And Earth History written by William A. Berggren and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-04-19 with Science categories.
This book, based on papers from a symposium at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, shows the necessity of developing a new philosophy in place of the classical uniformitarianism based only on processes familiar in human experience. Originally published in 1984. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
Catastrophes
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Author : Donald R. Prothero
language : en
Publisher: JHU Press
Release Date : 2011-04-01
Catastrophes written by Donald R. Prothero and has been published by JHU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-04-01 with Nature categories.
Devastating natural disasters have profoundly shaped human history, leaving us with a respect for the mighty power of the earth—and a humbling view of our future. Paleontologist and geologist Donald R. Prothero tells the harrowing human stories behind these catastrophic events. Prothero describes in gripping detail some of the most important natural disasters in history: • the New Madrid, Missouri, earthquakes of 1811–1812 that caused church bells to ring in Boston • the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami that killed more than 230,000 people • the massive volcanic eruptions of Krakatau, Mount Tambora, Mount Vesuvius, Mount St. Helens, and Nevado del Ruiz His clear and straightforward explanations of the forces that caused these disasters accompany gut-wrenching accounts of terrifying human experiences and a staggering loss of human life. Floods that wash out whole regions, earthquakes that level a single country, hurricanes that destroy everything in their path—all are here to remind us of how little control we have over the natural world. Dramatic photographs and eyewitness accounts recall the devastation wrought by these events, and the people—both heroes and fools—that are caught up in the earth's relentless forces. Eerie, fascinating, and often moving, these tales of geologic history and human fortitude and folly will stay with you long after you put the book down.
Global Catastrophes In Earth History An Interdisciplinary Conference On Impacts Volcanism And Mass Mortality
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Author : Virgil L. Sharpton
language : en
Publisher: Geological Society of America
Release Date : 1990
Global Catastrophes In Earth History An Interdisciplinary Conference On Impacts Volcanism And Mass Mortality written by Virgil L. Sharpton and has been published by Geological Society of America this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990 with Science categories.
The conference was held in Snowbird, Utah, October 1988, as a sequel to the Conference on Large Body Impacts held in 1981, also in Snowbird. This volume contains 58 peer-reviewed papers, arranged into sections that cover the major themes of the conference: catastrophic impacts, volcanism, and mass mortality; geological signatures of impacts; environmental effects of impacts; patterns of mass mortality; volcanism and its effects; case histories of mass mortalities; and events and extinctions at the K/T boundary. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Catastrophes And Earth History
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Author : William A. Berggren
language : en
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Release Date : 2014-07-14
Catastrophes And Earth History written by William A. Berggren and has been published by Princeton University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-07-14 with Science categories.
This book, based on papers from a symposium at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, shows the necessity of developing a new philosophy in place of the classical uniformitarianism based only on processes familiar in human experience. Originally published in 1984. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
Earthquakes In Human History
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Author : Jelle Zeilinga de Boer
language : en
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Release Date : 2021-08-10
Earthquakes In Human History written by Jelle Zeilinga de Boer and has been published by Princeton University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-08-10 with Nature categories.
On November 1, 1755--All Saints' Day--a massive earthquake struck Europe's Iberian Peninsula and destroyed the city of Lisbon. Churches collapsed upon thousands of worshippers celebrating the holy day. Earthquakes in Human History tells the story of that calamity and other epic earthquakes. The authors, Jelle Zeilinga de Boer and Donald Theodore Sanders, recapture the power of their previous book, Volcanoes in Human History. They vividly explain the geological processes responsible for earthquakes, and they describe how these events have had long-lasting aftereffects on human societies and cultures. Their accounts are enlivened with quotations from contemporary literature and from later reports. In the chaos following the Lisbon quake, government and church leaders vied for control. The Marquês de Pombal rose to power and became a virtual dictator. As a result, the Roman Catholic Jesuit Order lost much of its influence in Portugal. Voltaire wrote his satirical work Candide to refute the philosophy of "optimism," the belief that God had created a perfect world. And the 1755 earthquake sparked the search for a scientific understanding of natural disasters. Ranging from an examination of temblors mentioned in the Bible, to a richly detailed account of the 1906 catastrophe in San Francisco, to Japan's Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923, to the Peruvian earthquake in 1970 (the Western Hemisphere's greatest natural disaster), this book is an unequaled testament to a natural phenomenon that can be not only terrifying but also threatening to humankind's fragile existence, always at risk because of destructive powers beyond our control.
Catastrophes In Earth History
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Author : Steven A. Austin
language : en
Publisher: Nicholson
Release Date : 1984
Catastrophes In Earth History written by Steven A. Austin and has been published by Nicholson this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1984 with Catastrophes (Geology) categories.