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The Pulse of the Earth

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  1. J. H. F. Umbgrove

    1. Holland, Netherlands

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XXII
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  2. Space and Time

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    Pages 1-25

  3. Mountain-Chains

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    Pages 26-42

  4. Basins and Troughs

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    Pages 43-65

  5. Crust and Substratum

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    Pages 66-88

  6. Oscillations of the Sea-Level

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    Pages 89-96

  7. The Continental Margin

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    Pages 97-143

  8. Island-Arcs

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    Pages 144-216

  9. The Floor of the Oceans

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    Pages 217-256

  10. Ice-Ages

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    Pages 257-287

  11. The Rhythm of Life

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    Pages 288-293

  12. Linear Patterns

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    Pages 294-320

  13. The Pulse of the Earth

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    Pages 321-325

  14. Back Matter

    Pages 326-385
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About this book

Problems of current interest relating to the earth's physical history will be discussed in this volume. Each chapter constitutes a subject in itself, but the sequence I have chosen will, I hope, show and explain the deeper correlation of several terrestrial pro­ cesses which, at first sight, appear to be heterogeneous. The geologist follows the changing face of the earth, the oscillations of the sea-level, the pulsation of folding and mountain-building, the periodicity of the ice-ages, the rhythmical cadence of Life. Just as the physician will draw his conclttsions from outward symptoms when examining his patient, so the geologist tries to discover the deeper significance of the sequence of observed phenomena by ieeling the pulse of the earth. The many additions and revisions which have had to be made in this second. edition include three new chapters, several new sections in other chapters, I09 new textfigures, I2 tables and 2 plates. A leu) fundamental geological terms have been explained in Chapter I.
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Holland, Netherlands

    J. H. F. Umbgrove

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Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Pulse of the Earth

  • Authors: J. H. F. Umbgrove

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-3017-5

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Martinus Nijhoff, The Hague, Netherlands 1971

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-010-3019-9Published: 07 January 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-010-3017-5Published: 11 November 2013

  • Edition Number: 2

  • Number of Pages: 380

  • Topics: Geophysics/Geodesy

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