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The Oxford Companion to the Earth
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The Oxford Companion to the Earth

Edited by Paul L. Hancock, Brian J. Skinner

The Oxford Companion to the Earth is a unique reference work, offering unrivalled coverage of the Earth Sciences, from volcanoes to flood plains, diamonds to meteors, deserts to deep seas. All aspects of geology, including climatology, mineralogy, and oceanography, are covered. In addition, there are many eclectic entries, for example on dinosaur hunters, and fossils and folklore, as well as biographies of the key figures involved.

Bibliographic Information

Publisher:
Oxford University Press
Print Publication Date:
2000
Print ISBN-13:
9780198540397
Published to Oxford Reference:
2003
Current Online Version:
2012
eISBN:
9780191727535

Authors

Paul L. Hancock, editor

Brian J. Skinner, editor

The late Paul L. Hancock was Professor of Geology at the Department of Earth Sciences, University of Bristol.

Brian Skinner is Professor of Geology and Geophysics at Yale University.

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