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Centennial History of the Carnegie Institution of Washington: Volume 3, the Geophysical Laboratory
Contributor(s): Yoder, Hatten S. (Author)
ISBN: 052183080X     ISBN-13: 9780521830805
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
OUR PRICE:   $146.30  
Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Published: February 2005
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Annotation: This volume documents the contributions of the Carnegie Institution's Geophysical laboratory over a century of research dedicated to learning about the Earth. Areas of interest range from studying mineral formation beneath the surface to searching for the origins of life, and exploring space to study the chemical evolution of the interstellar medium. Field work has taken researchers from active volcanoes to ocean floors in the course of global mapping expeditions.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Science | History
- Science | Research & Methodology
- Science | Physics - Geophysics
Dewey: 507.207
LCCN: 2003069739
Series: Centennial History of the Carnegie Institution of Washington
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" (1.25 lbs) 286 pages
Themes:
- Chronological Period - 20th Century
- Chronological Period - 21st Century
- Cultural Region - Western U.S.
- Cultural Region - West Coast
- Geographic Orientation - California