Stories from the Deep Earth

Stories from the Deep Earth
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Publisher : Springer Nature
Total Pages : 202
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ISBN-10 : 9783030913595
ISBN-13 : 3030913597
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Book Synopsis Stories from the Deep Earth by : Geoffrey F. Davies

Download or read book Stories from the Deep Earth written by Geoffrey F. Davies and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2022-01-03 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Plate tectonics can drift continents and push up mountains, but what drives the plates? This is an insider’s account of how we answered questions posed over two centuries ago, and completed geology’s quest for a driving mechanism. Forging through confusing evidence, apparent contradictions and raging debates we arrived at not one but two mechanisms: sinking plates and rising plumes.


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