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ISBN Number: 9780195066197
Editor: Newsom, Horton E.
Editor: Jones, John H.
Editor: Jones, John H.
Published by: Oxford University Press, USA
Location: New York :
Subject: Earth Sciences
Copyright: 1990
Edition Description: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Series Volume: 9312
Date of Publication: 19901025
Cover Type: Hardback
Grade Level: College/higher education:
Written in: English
Illustrations: 150 illus.
Number of Pages: 384
Book Size: 10.28x7.39x1.09 in. 2.24 lbs.
This volume includes contributions from 28 experts in their respective areas who present a broad range of information on planetary accretion and the origin and earliest history of the Earth. The central theme of the book is the Giant Impact model for the formation of the moon, which ifcorrect, has important implications regarding the early history of the Earth. The book is being co-published with the Lunar and Planetary Institute, Houston.
