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Italian Mountain Geology
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Author : Charles S. du Riche Preller
language : en
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Release Date : 1924
Italian Mountain Geology written by Charles S. du Riche Preller and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1924 with Geology categories.
Italian Mountain Geology
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Author : C. S. Du Riche Preller
language : en
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Release Date : 1924
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Italian Mountain Geology
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Author : Charles Scheibner du Riche Preller
language : en
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Release Date : 1923
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Author : Charles Sheibner Du Riche Preller
language : en
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Release Date : 1917
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Italian Mountain Geology
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Author : Charles S. Du Riche Preller
language : en
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Release Date : 1917
Italian Mountain Geology written by Charles S. Du Riche Preller and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1917 with Geology categories.
Italian Mountain Geology The Gran Sasso D Italia Group Abruzzi Central Appennines The Volcanoes Of Central And Southern Italy
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Author : Charles S. du Riche Preller
language : en
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Release Date : 1923
Italian Mountain Geology The Gran Sasso D Italia Group Abruzzi Central Appennines The Volcanoes Of Central And Southern Italy written by Charles S. du Riche Preller and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1923 with Geology categories.
Italian Mountain Geology Pi Mont Liguria And Western Tuscany Including Elba
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Author : Charles S. Du Riche Preller
language : en
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Release Date : 1917
Italian Mountain Geology Pi Mont Liguria And Western Tuscany Including Elba written by Charles S. Du Riche Preller and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1917 with Geology categories.
The Origins Of Geology In Italy
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Author : Gian Battista Vai
language : en
Publisher: Geological Society of America
Release Date : 2006-01-01
The Origins Of Geology In Italy written by Gian Battista Vai 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 2006-01-01 with Science categories.
The Mountains Of Saint Francis Discovering The Geologic Events That Shaped Our Earth
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Author : Walter Alvarez
language : en
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Release Date : 2008-12-17
The Mountains Of Saint Francis Discovering The Geologic Events That Shaped Our Earth written by Walter Alvarez and has been published by W. W. Norton & Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-12-17 with Science categories.
One of the world's leading geologists takes readers into Italy's Apennine Mountain Range—the Mountains of Saint Francis—on a journey to discover the fascinating secrets of the Earth's deep history. Modern geologists, Walter Alvarez among them, showed in the last decades of the twentieth century that the history of our planet has witnessed events profoundly more dramatic than even the most spectacular chapters in human history. More violent than wars, more life altering than revolutions—understanding the geologic events that have shaped the Earth's surface is the quest and the passion of geologists. In the knowledgeable and graceful prose of Alvarez, general readers are led to explore the many mysteries that our planet guards. The author has chosen Italy as a microcosm in which to explore this amazing past for several reasons. First, it is the land where the earliest geologists learned how to read the history of the Earth, written in nature’s rock archives. Second, it is where Alvarez and his Italian geological friends have continued to decipher the rock record, uncovering more historical episodes from the Earth’s past. And third, the lovely land of Italy is unusually rich in geological treasures and offers examples of the key processes that have created the landscapes of the entire world. The Mountains of Saint Francis begins in Rome. We discover that the landscape of Rome was built by violent volcanic eruptions in the very recent past, almost certainly witnessed by our human ancestors. Next we travel to Siena and come face to face with a fundamental discovery of the geologists—that much of the dry land that we currently inhabit was once underwater, beneath ancient seas or oceans. Then we stop in the small medieval city of Gubbio and contemplate the amazing secret that the limestone rocks kept hidden for 65 million years—that a huge asteroid smashed into the Earth, disrupting the environment so severely that the dinosaurs, and perhaps half of the other forms of life inhabiting the Earth at the time, disappeared forever, opening the way for the rise of the mammals and eventually of humans. The impact theory that came from those Italian limestones at Gubbio was one of the great geological discoveries of the twentieth century. Just as important to the field of geology was the theory of plate tectonics—the understanding that the outer layer of the Earth is divided into crustal plates that move around, sometimes carrying continents into collisions with one another, like the great collision between Italy and Europe that built the Alps. And yet, to explain the Mountains of Saint Francis requires something more than a collision between continents. These are mountains that are still jealously guarding the secret of their past, and in this book we go along with the geological detectives as they try to uncover that secret. It is a journey that has seen the land of Italy lifted out of the sea, squashed and folded, torn apart, left high and dry when the Mediterranean Sea evaporated away, and then flooded when the Atlantic waters poured back in. The story of the Earth's history is fascinating in its own right, but with Alvarez as the tour guide, the journey takes on a human dimension, full of stories about the landscape and history of Italy and about the great geologists who uncovered the deep past of this land. It is a journey recounted in warm tones and subtle colors, reflecting the transcendent beauty of Italy itself.
Landscapes And Landforms Of Italy
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Author : Mauro Soldati
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2017-05-23
Landscapes And Landforms Of Italy written by Mauro Soldati and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-05-23 with Science categories.
The book deals with the most striking landscapes and landforms of Italy. Attention is given to landform diversity and landscape evolution through time which has been controlled by very diverse geological conditions and dramatic climate changes that have characterized the Italian peninsula and islands since the end of the last glaciation. In addition, various examples of human impact on the landscape are presented. Landscapes and Landforms of Italy contains more than thirty case studies of a multitude of Italian geographical landmarks. The topics and sites described in this book range from the Alpine glaciers to the Etna and Vesuvius volcanoes, taking into account the most representative fluvial, coastal, gravity-induced, karst and structural landscapes of the country. Chapters on the geomorphological landmarks of the cities of Rome and Venice are also included. The book provides the readers with the opportunity to explore the variety of Italian landscapes and landforms through informative texts illustrated with several color maps and photos. This book will be relevant to scientists, scholars and any readers interested in geology, physical geography, geomorphology, landscape tourism, geoheritage and environmental protection.