Principles of Geodynamics

Geodynamics is an old science. Most of the basic theories have been conceived in principle during the 19th century and not many fundamen­ tal ideas have been added since. Some progress has been made in the following-up of these concepts and, in some instances, in the deter­ mination of some importan...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Scheidegger, Adrian E.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 1963, 1963
Edition:2nd ed. 1963
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • I. Physiographic and Geological Data Regarding the Earth
  • II. Geophysical Data Regarding the Earth
  • III. The Mechanics of Deformation
  • IV. Effects of the Rotation of the Earth
  • V. Continents and Oceans
  • VI. Orogenesis
  • VII. Dynamics of Faulting and Folding
  • VIII. Dynamics of Some Special Features
  • Author Index