Emiliani, Cesare. <br/><br/>
Planet earth: cosmology, geology, and the evolution of life and environment/ 
Cesare Emiliani. 
 - Cambridge [England] ;  New York :  Cambridge University Press,  1992. 
 - xiii, 718 p. :  ill. ;  26 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Part I. Prolegomena: Science and Religion: 1. Monumental scientific discoveries, units of measurements, and a warning about this book<br/><br/>Part II. Matter and Energy: 2. Atoms and photons<br/>3. The atomic nucleus<br/><br/>Part III. Cosmology<br/>4. Birth of the universe<br/>5. Measuring the universe<br/>6. The objects in the sky<br/>7. The solar system<br/>8. Earth in space<br/><br/>Part IV. Geology: 9. Minerals and gems<br/>10. Igneous rocks and volcanism<br/>11. The Earth's interior<br/>12. Plate tectonics<br/>13. The atmosphere<br/>14. The hydrosphere<br/>15. Sediments and sedimentary rocks<br/>16. Sedimentary environments<br/>17. Diagenesis, metamorphism, and rock deformation<br/>18. Stratigraphy<br/><br/>Part V. Evolution of Life and Environment: 19. Origin and early evolution of life<br/>20. The cryptozoic: sections and taxa<br/>21. Early phanerozoic phyla and related taxa<br/>22. The paleozoic<br/>23. The mesozoic<br/>24. The cenozoic<br/><br/>Part VI. The Historical Perspectives: <br/><br/>Part VII. Appendices: <br/><br/>Part VIII. References and subject index. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0521401232 (hc) 0521409497 (pb) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Geology.<br/>Cosmology.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Earth (Planet)
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>550   / EMI/P