Devil in the Mountain : : A Search for the Origin of the Andes / / Simon Lamb.
How do high mountain ranges form on the face of the Earth? This question has intrigued some of the greatest philosophers and scientists, going back as far as the ancient Greeks. Devil in the Mountain is the story of one scientist, author Simon Lamb, and his quest for the key to this great geological...
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Lamb, Simon, author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut Devil in the Mountain : A Search for the Origin of the Andes / Simon Lamb. Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2015] ©2004 1 online resource (336 p.) : 36 halftones. 38 line illus. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Prologue -- Part One -- 1. Devil in the Mountain -- 2. A Mountain of a Problem -- 3. A Geological Reconnaissance -- 4. Jeeps, Motorbikes, and Other Things -- Part Two -- 5. Looking for the Source of Ancient Rivers -- 6. Putting Down Roots -- 7. A Curvaceous Shape -- Part Three -- 8. A Sort of Fudge Cake -- 9. The Subterranean Furnace -- 10. Putting Up Barriers -- Selected Glossary -- Further Reading -- Index restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec online access with authorization star How do high mountain ranges form on the face of the Earth? This question has intrigued some of the greatest philosophers and scientists, going back as far as the ancient Greeks. Devil in the Mountain is the story of one scientist, author Simon Lamb, and his quest for the key to this great geological mystery. Lamb and a small team of geologists have spent much of the last decade exploring the rugged Bolivian Andes, the second highest mountain range on Earth--a region rocked by earthquakes and violent volcanic eruptions. The author's account is both travelogue and detective story, describing how he and his colleagues have pursued a trail of clues in the mountains, hidden beneath the rocky landscape. Here, the local silver miners strive to appease the spirit they call Tio-the devil in the mountain. Traveling through Bolivia's back roads, the team has to cope with the extremes of the environment, and survive in a country on the verge of civil war. But the backdrop to all these adventures is the bigger story of the Earth and how geologists have gone about uncovering its secrets. We follow the tracks of the dinosaurs, who never saw the Andes but left their mark on the shores of a vast inland sea that covered this part of South America more than sixty-five million years ago, long before the mountains existed. And we learn how to find long lost rivers that once flowed through the landscape, how continents are twisted and torn apart, and where volcanoes come from. By the end of their journey, Lamb and his team turn up extraordinary evidence pointing not only to the fundamental instability of the Earth's surface, but also to unexpected and profound links in the workings of our planet. Issued also in print. Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. In English. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 30. Aug 2021) Geology Andes. SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / General. bisacsh Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton University Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013 9783110442502 print 9780691115962 https://doi.org/10.1515/9781400881345 https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781400881345 Cover https://www.degruyter.com/cover/covers/9781400881345.jpg |
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