248 Pages
by
Routledge
248 Pages
by
Routledge
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First published in 1981, The Inaccessible Earth traces the establishment of the Rarth's layered structure and explains how its density at depth is deduced from seismic and gravitational data. Density is the prime constraint on chemical composition which is deduced also by reference to theories of stellar evolution and planetary accretion, combined with evidence from the solar spectrum and... Read more
Preface 1. Introduction 2. The Contribution to Seismology 3. The Density Within the Earth 4. The Formation of the Solar System and the Abundances of the Elements 5. The Accretion and Chemical Layering of Terrestrial Planets 6. The Earth's Core 7. The Mantle and Oceanic Crust 8. The Dynamic Mantle 9. The Continental Crust 10. Evolution of the Earth's Continental Crust Postscript: The State of Ignorance Notes References Index
Biography
G. S. Brown and A. E. Mussett
