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How to build a habitable planet
- Title
- How to build a habitable planet / Wallace S. Broecker.
- Author
- Broecker, Wallace S., 1931-2019
- Publication
- Palisades, NY : Eldigio Press : Distributed through the Lamont-Dohert Geological Observatory of Columbia University, 1985.
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Details
- Description
- 291 pages : illustrations, maps; 22 cm
- Subjects
- Note
- Includes glossary and index.
- Bibliography (note)
- Bibliography: p. 282.
- Contents
- The Settings: The Big Bang and the Galaxy Formation -- The Raw Material: Syntesis of Elements in Stars -- The Heavy Construction: The Formation of Planets -- The Schedule: The Timing of Raw-Material Production and Heavy Construction -- Interior Modifications: Segregation into Core, Mantle, Crust, Ocean, and Atmosphere -- Contending with the Neighbors: Moons, Asteroids, and Comets -- Making It Comfortable: Runnings Water and Temperature Control -- Storing Up Resources: The Ingredients of a Civilization -- Maintenance: Mankind at the Helm.
- ISBN
- 0961751118
- 9780961751111
- 0961751126
- 9780961751128
- LCCN
- 88073359
- OCLC
- ocm15174746
- SCSB-1171605
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library