Accessible, entertaining work addresses Earth's age as it explores the work of Hooke, Buffon, Lyell, Cuvier, Darwin, Agassiz, and others, detailing discoveries that led to knowledge of Earth's astonishing antiquity — from Steno's contemplation of fossilized shark's teeth in 1666 through Holmes' time scales of 1960. Nominated for the American Book Award. 29 black-and-white illustrations. Unabridged republication of the edition originally published by Jeremy P. Tarcher, Inc., Los Angeles, 1986.
Random Field Models in Earth Sciences by George Christakos This text for graduate students examines problems related to earth and environmental sciences by means of theoretical models based on a purely random (stochastic) element. 103 figures. 16 tables.
The Physics of Blown Sand and Desert Dunes by R. A. Bagnold The first book to deal exclusively with the behavior of blown sand and related land forms, its accessible style makes it an enduring reference. 84 figures. 16 halftones.
Essay on Classification by Louis Agassiz A treasure of historically valuable insights that contributed to the development of evolutionary biology, this 1851 classic of American scientific literature gave major impetus to the study of science directly from nature.
The Geological Evidence of the Antiquity of Man by Charles Lyell This great 1863 classic presents a general survey of evidence of the beginnings of humanity, discusses deposits from the glacial epoch, and supports Darwin's theory of the origin of species. 1914 edition. 58 figures.
The Physical Geography of the Sea and Its Meteorology by Matthew Fontaine Maury The first textbook of modern oceanography. The author's system of recording oceanographic data was adopted worldwide, and this book remains ever-vital to undergraduate and graduate students. 14 figures. 18 tables. 10 black-and-white plates.
