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<p>The Earth has been evolving for the past five billion years, the result of the dynamic interplay of astronomical, physical, and chemical forces that range from the vast to the barely perceptible. Now, in <b>Stepping Stones</b>, Stephen Drury illuminates the processes that have formed the Earth, creating the atmosphere, the oceans, the continents, and life itself.<br> Looking at the astonishing leaps and near catastrophes that have occurred along the way—intermingled with inexorable but slow change—the book interweaves the evidence from geology, physics, biology, and chemistry, to tell an extraordinary story . We discover how the Earth works—the interaction of geothermal and solar energy, the role of the atmosphere, and the impact of tides and rotation. We learn how matter originated in processes in the stars and how it is assembled in planetary systems, and we discover how the Earth came to have a Moon through a giant collision—and its consequences for the evolution of Earth and life. Drury discusses the origin of atmosphere and water by volcanic activity, the paradox of the cold young Sun and the essential role of carbon dioxide in avoiding an ice-bound planet, and he evaluate

Author

Drury, S. A. (Stephen A.), 1946-

Publisher

Oxford University Press; Oxford University Press, USA

Published

1999

Language

EN

ISBN

9780198502715

Subjects

Science, Astronomy, Stem