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Oxford: Pergamon Press, 1982. BV5 - A first edition (First edition 1982 stated) hardcover book in very good condition that has some bumped corners, previous owner's name written on the front free endpaper, light tanning and shelf wear with no dust jacket. Pergamon International Library of Science, Technology, Engineering and Social Studies. 9.25"x6.5", 492 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. A technical and economic history delineating how three major aspects of geophysics evolved from simple scientific beginnings and came to impact on civilization in many diverse ways. Topics covered include the growth of geophysical exploration into a highly profitable international business, the opening of the American Arctic to modern science and industry, and the utilization of geophysics in military combat and nuclear arms control. In the closing chapter, over 40 noted earth scientists (including Sir Harold Jeffreys, Cecil Green, Frank Press, Roger Revelle, and J. Tuzo Wilson) denote their major…
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Geophysics in the Affairs of Man: A Personalized History of Exploration Geophysics and Its Allied Sciences of Seismology and Oceanography Hardcover - 1982 - 2nd Edition
by Charles C. Bates
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- Title Geophysics in the Affairs of Man: A Personalized History of Exploration Geophysics and Its Allied Sciences of Seismology and Oceanography
- Author Charles C. Bates
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition number 2nd
- Edition 2
- Pages 536
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Pergamon, Oxford
- Date 1982-09
- ISBN 9780080240268 / 0080240267
- Library of Congress subjects Geophysics, Prospecting - Geophysical methods
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 82007605
- Dewey Decimal Code 551
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