02722aam a2200469 4500 112794 112794 BJBSDDR 20230411090123.0 ta 190627s2006 vau||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d 9781598032222 (pbk) 1598032224 spa BJBSDDR eng LB 14.6 R422n 2006 370 Renton, John J. (John Jack), 1933- The Great Courses The nature of earth : an introduction to geology / John J. Renton. Introduction to geology. Transcript book Chantilly, Virginia : The Teaching Company, 2006. 2 volumes : illustrations ; 19 cm. The Great Courses Science & mathematics. The Great courses Course no. 1700. Issued with DVD. Transcript covers the 36 lectures covered in the corresponding DVDs. Incluye bibliografías [v. 1] : Lectures 1-18 Origin of the universe -- Origin of the solar system -- Continental drift -- Plate tectonics -- The formation of minerals -- Classification of minerals -- The identification of minerals -- Kinds of rocks -- Sedimentary rocks -- Metamorphic rocks -- Volcanic activity -- Phases of volcanic activity -- Hawaiian Islands and Yellowstone Park -- Mass wasting--gravity at work -- Mass wasting processes -- Weathering -- Soils and the clay minerals -- Climate and the type of soils -- [v. 2]: Lectures 19-36 Streams--the major agent of erosion -- Sculpting of the landscape -- Stream erosion in arid regions -- Ice sculpts the final scene -- Groundwater -- The production of groundwater -- Karst topography -- Groundwater contamination -- Rock deformation -- The geologic structures -- Faults and joints -- Earthquakes -- Damage from earthquakes -- Seismology -- The formation of mountains -- Orogenic styles -- Economic geology of coal -- Economic geology of petroleum. These 36 lectures are your initiation into the geological world that lies just outside your door. "The Nature of Earth: An Introduction to Geology" introduces you to physical geology, the study of Earth's minerals, rocks, soils, and the processes that operate on them through time 6 DVD que contienen 36 lecturas / 30 minutos por lectura. 6087 Education. 6088 Teaching. 1877 Educación 6089 Enseñanza 6094 Geología 6096 Ciencias de la Tierra 6101 Teaching Company The Great Courses 6091 The Great Courses 6091 lcc BK 0 0 0 0 HU BJB BJB HU 2019-06-27 v.1 0 LB 14.6 R422n 2006 00000136703 2019-06-27 00:00:00 1 2019-06-27 BK 0 0 0 0 HU BJB BJB HU 2019-06-28 v.2 0 LB 14.6 R422n 2006 00000136704 2019-06-28 00:00:00 1 2019-06-28 BK