Worlds on Fire: Volcanoes on the Earth, the Moon, Mars, Venus, and Io.WORLDS ON FIRE: Volcanoes on the Earth, the Moon, Mars, Venus, and Io CHARLES FRANKEL Charles Frankel (December 13, 1917 – May 10, 1979) was an American philosopher. Born in New York City, he was the son of Abraham Philip and Estelle Edith (Cohen) Frankel. He married Helen Beatrice Lehman, August 17, 1941. Together they had two children, Susan and Carl. From Kilauea on the island of Hawaii to Gula Mons Mons (môNs), Du. Bergen, commune (1991 pop. 91,726), capital of Hainaut prov., SW Belgium, near the French border. Located at the junction of the Canal du Centre and the Condé-Mons Canal, it is the processing and shipping center of on Venus, Worlds on Fire provides a fascinating tour of the solar system's major volcanoes. With the aid of the latest satellite and radar imagery Imagery produced by recording radar waves reflected from a given target surface. , this highly readable guide details the geological features of the moon, Venus, and Mars that evidence their fiery histories. The book also examines current eruptions on Earth and Jupiter's moon Io. Geologist Frankel begins with a lesson in volcanology volcanology or vulcanology Scientific discipline concerned with all aspects of volcanic phenomena. Volcanology deals with the formation, distribution, and classification of volcanoes, as well as their structure and the kinds of materials ejected during an on Earth, including information on 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. , magma chambers, and eruptions, before moving on to other planets. For each planet or moon featured, the book provides a chapter on geology and then a chapter offering a "tour" of the volcanoes there, illustrated in abundant, mostly black-and-white, photos. This book will appeal to volcano enthusiasts and students of planetary science. Cambridge, 2005, 384 p., b&w photos, hardcover, $40.00. |
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