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245 14 a| The earth as a cradle for lifeh| [electronic resource] :b| the origin, evolution and future of the environment /c| Frank D. Stacey, Jane H. Hodgkinson, CSIRO Earth Science and Resource Engineering, Australia.;

260 a| [Hackensack,] New Jersey :b| World Scientific,c| [2013];

300 a| xvii, 285 pages :b| illustrations ;c| 24 cm;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references and indexes.;

505 0 a| "The age of the earth as an abode fitted for life" (Lord Kelvin, 1899) -- Rotation, tides and the moon -- The variable sun and other astronomical effects -- The magnetic field -- Internal heat and the evolution of the earth -- The oceans -- Planetary atmospheres and the appearance of free oxygen -- Thermal balance, the greenhouse effect, and sea level -- Environmental crises and mass extinctions of species -- Stability of the environment -- Inorganic mineral deposits as products of an evolving environment -- Fossil fuels, buried carbon and photosynthetic oxygen -- Effects of fossil fuel use -- A comparison of human energy use with natural dissipations -- The cradle is rocking -- A summary of salient conclusions.;

506 a| Available only to authorized users.;

538 a| Mode of access: World Wide Web;

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650 0 a| Environmental sciencesv| Textbooks.=| ^A1167304;

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700 1 a| Hodgkinson, Jane H.=| ^A1161427;

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The earth as a cradle for life the origin, evolution and future of the environment / Frank D. Stacey, Jane H. Hodgkinson, CSIRO Earth Science and Resource Engineering, Australia.

Author/creator	Stacey, F. D.
Other author	Hodgkinson, Jane H.
Format	Electronic
Publication Info	[Hackensack,] New Jersey : World Scientific, [2013]
Description	xvii, 285 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects	Earth sciences--Textbooks. Environmental sciences--Textbooks.

Contents	"The age of the earth as an abode fitted for life" (Lord Kelvin, 1899) -- Rotation, tides and the moon -- The variable sun and other astronomical effects -- The magnetic field -- Internal heat and the evolution of the earth -- The oceans -- Planetary atmospheres and the appearance of free oxygen -- Thermal balance, the greenhouse effect, and sea level -- Environmental crises and mass extinctions of species -- Stability of the environment -- Inorganic mineral deposits as products of an evolving environment -- Fossil fuels, buried carbon and photosynthetic oxygen -- Effects of fossil fuel use -- A comparison of human energy use with natural dissipations -- The cradle is rocking -- A summary of salient conclusions.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2013007925
ISBN	9789814508322 (alk. paper)
ISBN	9814508322 (alk. paper)
ISBN	9789814508339
ISBN	9814508330

The earth as a cradle for life the origin, evolution and future of the environment / Frank D. Stacey, Jane H. Hodgkinson, CSIRO Earth Science and Resource Engineering, Australia.

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