{"product_id":"9789814508353","title":"Earth As A Cradle For Life, The: The Origin, Evolution And Future Of The Environment: The Origin, Evolution and Future of the Environment","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Earth as a Cradle for Life\u003c\/i\u003e aims to fill the gap between readers who have a strong and informed scientific interest in the environment (but no access to the journal literature), and their desire for a basic understanding of the environment. It provides a comprehensive account, and requires no advanced mathematical skills. It will also satisfy a need for a textbook on fundamental science for students in tertiary environmental science courses that may otherwise neglect the underlying basis of their subject.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Earth as a Cradle\u003c\/i\u003e takes a step back from common perceptions of the environment, and presents a new fundamental perspective. It draws attention to observations that have been neglected or discounted for reasons the authors found invalid, and which allow a more coherent account of the environment than is possible without them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMisunderstandings about the environment are common, even in the scientific community. They arise in part from the multi-disciplinary nature of the subject and the difficulty in keeping all relevant observations in mind and assessing their validity. These misunderstandings are often consequences of the band-wagon effect: when an idea is reinforced by repeated quotation and becomes difficult to contradict even when it is in obvious conflict with observations. This is especially so in a subject with strong media interest and conflicting commercial interests — and \u003ci\u003eCradle\u003c\/i\u003e sweeps these considerations aside and presents a new environmental scenario.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book draws on several decades of research by the authors on fundamental Earth science, and presents probing insights on environmental questions that are not widely recognized — even in the professional community. For this reason it will become a landmark in the environmental science and Earth science literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eContents:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePhysical and Astronomical Foundations:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e“The Age of the Earth as an Abode Fitted for Life” (Lord Kelvin, 1899)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRotation, Tides and the Moon\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Variable Sun and Other Astronomical Effects\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Magnetic Field\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Evolving Earth:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInternal Heat and the Evolution of the Earth\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Oceans\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlanetary Atmospheres and the Appearance of Free Oxygen\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThermal Balance, the Greenhouse Effect and Sea Level\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEnvironmental Crises and Mass Extinctions of Species\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStability of the Environment\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInorganic Mineral Deposits as Products of an Evolving Environment\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFossil Fuels, Buried Carbon and Photosynthetic Oxygen\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHuman Influences:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEffects of Fossil Fuel Use\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Comparison of Human Energy Use with Natural Dissipations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Cradle is Rocking\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Summary of Salient Conclusions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReadership:\u003c\/b\u003e General public, students, professionals, and researchers in the fields of environmental science, geology, geophysics, climatology, meteorology, oceanography, and environmental education.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"World Scientific Publishing Company, Incorporated","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47185291280624,"sku":"9789814508353","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9789814508353_p0.jpg?v=1763690956","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9789814508353","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}