Columbia University Press.Columbia University Press Columbia University Press is an academic press based in New York City and affiliated with Columbia University. It is currently directed by James D. Jordan (2004-present) and publishes titles in the humanities and sciences, including the fields of literary and cultural studies, 61 West 62nd St, NY, NY 10023-7015 1-800-944-8648 www.colmbia.edu/cu/cup Edmond Mathez and James Webster's The Earth Machne: Science Of A Dynamic Planet (023112578X) is a highly recommended text for any who would wonder what climates were like in past times. College-level students will best access the wealth of science and information packed into The Earth Machine, which provides in-depth geological surveys of mountains, plate tectonics plate tectonics, theory that unifies many of the features and characteristics of continental drift and seafloor spreading into a coherent model and has revolutionized geologists' understanding of continents, ocean basins, mountains, and earth history. , oceans and earthquakes alike. Edmond Mathez is curator of petrology petrology, branch of geology specifically concerned with the origin, composition, structure, and properties of rocks, primarily igneous and metamorphic, and secondarily sedimentary. at the American Museum of Natural History American Museum of Natural History, incorporated in New York City in 1869 to promote the study of natural science and related subjects. Buildings on its present site were opened in 1877. and James Webster is curator of mineral deposits at the Museum, so both disciplines blend well in the unusually accessible The Earth Machine, deserving of ongoing recommendation. Neil F. Comins' Heavenly Errors (0231116454, $15.95) provides intriguing analysis of common errors and misconceptions of the real nature of the universe, identifying and classifying almost two thousand commonly held misconceptions, from the nature of black holes to suck in to draw into the mouth; to imbibe; to absorb. See also: Suck everything around them to how the sun shines. Attention given to how these errors developed is just as intriguing as the corrected science. |
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