Scientific Classification Manual: Earth Science (English-Chinese Contrastive)

Author: (American) Dale G. Grifflin Professional Group, translated by Earth Science Group
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Publish Date: 2004-01-01
Features:
■ Terminology: Includes more than 1,400 entries, with many accompanied by simple diagrams to help explain their meanings. Topics cover: acid rain, air pollution, Antarctica, atmosphere, asteroids, El Ni?o, gravity, lava, meteors, planets, and radioactivity, among others.
■ Biographies: Describes over 250 scientists from ancient times to the present, whose discoveries have advanced human understanding of Earth science. These scientists include: Aristotle, Copernicus, Charles Darwin, Galileo Galilei, Edwin Hubble, Isaac Newton, John Powell, Sir William Ramsay, Carl Sagan, and Jantaro Dul, among others.
■ Chronology: Covers more than 3,700 years of the development of Earth science, including major discoveries and significant events in the field: Babylonian astronomers accurately predicted a solar eclipse (673 BC); German mineralologist Georgius Agricola coined the term "fossil," meaning something dug up from the ground (1546); British physicist Isaac Newton pondered the problem of gravity and explained lunar motion (1665); Swedish chemist Svante Arrhenius systematically clarified the concept of global warming (1896).
■ Illustrations and Tables: Finding basic information on any specialty can be relatively difficult. This book compiles relevant charts and common data, providing important resources for students and teachers. It places Earth science within the broader context of science, highlighting the close connections between all disciplines and enabling comparison and integration of information across different fields.