Plate Tectonics: An Insider's History of the Modern Theory of the Earth
by Oreskes, N. (Ed.)
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- ISBN 10
- 0813339812
- ISBN 13
- 9780813339818
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Boulder, Co: Westview Press, 2001. xxiv, 424, b/w photos, text figs. . HB. Vg in d/w (spine slightly faded). Previous owner's name and ink ownership stamp to endpaper.. This book provides an overview of the history of plate tectonics, including in-context definitions of the key terms. It explains how the forerunners of the theory and how scientists working at the key academic institutions competed and collaborated until the theory coalesced.. [9780813339818]
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- Bookseller
- Pemberley Natural History Books (GB)
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- Title
- Plate Tectonics: An Insider's History of the Modern Theory of the Earth
- Author
- Oreskes, N. (Ed.)
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0813339812
- ISBN 13
- 9780813339818
- Publisher
- Westview Press
- Place of Publication
- Boulder, Co
- Date Published
- 2001
- Keywords
- Geology; History of Science; plate tectonics
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Specialist Natural History Booksellers, providing a mail order service for individual, museums, research institutes, universities and libraries around the world. We supply new, used and antiquarian books on all aspects of natural history, particularly specialising in entomology.
Established 1989.
Website: www.pemberleybooks.com Searchable stock database and secure ordering
We also have a specialist bookshop in Iver (just west of London - easy to reach by train or car, and close to Heathrow Airport)
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