{"product_id":"plate-tectonics-wolfgang-frisch-9783030890018","title":"Plate Tectonics: Continental Drift and Mountain Building","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis textbook explains how mountains are formed and why there are old and young mountains. It provides a reconstruction of the Earths paleogeography and shows why the shapes of South America and Africa fit so well together. Furthermore, it explains why the Pacific is surrounded by a ring of volcanos and earthquake-prone areas while the edges of the Atlantic are relatively peaceful.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis thoroughly revised textbook edition addresses all these questions and more through the presentation and explanation of the geodynamic processes upon which the theory of continental drift is based and which have led to the concept of plate tectonics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is a source of information for students of geology, geophysics, geography, geosciences in general, general natural sciences, as well as professionals, and interested layman.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Wolfgang Frisch, Martin Meschede, Ronald C. Blakey\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 3030890015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9783030890018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Springer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/28\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 245\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.29lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.98h x 8.27w x 0.54d","brand":"Wolfgang Frisch","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44598208299263,"sku":"9783030890018","price":69.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1616dd1c-ce9a-4457-9f09-488fbbba6e22.jpg?v=1702381203","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/plate-tectonics-wolfgang-frisch-9783030890018","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}