Principles of Physical Geology book pdf download

Language	: English
Department	: Natural Science
Number of Pages	: 628
Section	: geology
Auther	: Arthur Holmes
Size of file	: 19.0MB
book quality	: Good
Date of Coming	: 2022-08-10

Author: Arthur Holmes

About the Author: Arthur Holmes FRS FRSE (14 January 1890 – 20 September 1965) was a British geologist who made two major contributions to the understanding of geology. He pioneered the use of radiometric dating of minerals and was the first earth scientist to grasp the mechanical and thermal implications of mantle convection, which led eventually to the acceptance of plate tectonics.

Principles of Physical Geology book pdf download By Arthur Holmes

A GEOLOGICAL author who introduces the word ‘Principles’ into the title of his work is wittingly inviting a comparison with Charles Lyell’s masterpiece, “The Principles of Geology”, which, more than a century ago, laid the foundations of the modern science. Whereas Lyell’s was a work of genius, the present book is not; but this is no matter for the slightest regret.

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