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Palaeomagnetism, plates, hot spots, trenches and ridges are the subject of this unusual book. Plate Tectonics is a book of exercises and background information that introduces and demonstrates the basics of the subject. In a lively and lucid manner, it brings together a great deal of material in spherical trigonometry that is necessary to understand plate tectonics and the research literature written about it. It is intended for use in first year graduate courses in geophysics and tectonics, and provides a guide to the quantitative understanding of plate tectonics.

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Plate Tectonics How it works, excellent learning tool by Nathan R. Noll

5 Stars
January 24, 2009
This book provides an understanding of the foundations of plate tectonics. It breaks up the methods of plate tectonic studies into its basic components then slowly builds into the larger picture of global tectonics. The authors being key figures in the original idea of plate tectonics truly know the science behind this field of study.

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