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Summary
Containing more than 6,000 entries, The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Earth Sciences covers all of the earth sciences, and is the most detailed, authoritative, and up-to-date dictionary of its kind. It has been compiled with the help of over 30 specialist contributors and advisers, and its scope is worldwide. The dictionary covers terms from climatology, economic geology, geochemistry, mineralogy, oceanography, palaeontology, petrology, and volcanology, amongst many other scientific disciplines. It also contains brief biographical notes about some of the most important figures in the history of the earth sciences. Because it gives equal weight to all the earth sciences, the dictionary will be of particular help to students, including those on interdisciplinary courses who study one or more of the earth sciences on their syllabus. It will also be invaluable to non-scientists who wish to know the meaning of such technical terms as `aa', `epeirogenesis', `mother cloud', `protostar', `rip-rap', `vug', and `Zosterophyllum'.
Author Notes
Ailsa Allaby contributed to The Oxford Dictionary of Natural History, The Oxford Illustrated Encyclopedia: The Natural World, and A Dictionary of the Environment (Macmillan, 1977) Michael Allaby is a writer, journalist, and broadcaster on the environment.
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The Allabys' dictionary should prove to be a valuable addition to all reference collections. The range of the more than 6,000 concise and well-written entries reflects the widest possible definition of earth science: included are such topics as climatology, geochemistry, geomorphology, geophysics, hydrology, paleogeography, petrology, the philosophy and history of the earth sciences, sedimentology, tectonics, and volcanology. Entries are extensively cross-referenced. A few biographical sketches of important figures have also been included. One third of the entries were previously published in the Oxford Dictionary of Natural History, ed. by Michael Allaby (CH, Jul'86), but have been revised and updated as needed; the others were written exclusively for this work. A bibliography precedes the text. Highly recommended for all libraries.-J. C. Stachacz, Dickinson College