Further Reading

History of Earth

1. 1. Earth: An Intimate History. (Richard Fortey): 2004
   2. A Short History of Planet Earth: Mountains, Mammals, Fire, and Ice (J. D. MacDougall): 1998.

Earth’s Atmosphere

1. 1. National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Weather (David Ludlum): 1991
   2. The USA Today Weather Book: An Easy-To-Understand Guide to the USA’s Weather (Jack Williams): 1997

Earth’s Water

1. 1. Prentice Hall Science Explorer: Earth’s Waters (Barbara Brooks Simons, Thomas R. Wellnitz): 2002
   2. Science Explorer: Earth’s Waters (Michael J. Padilla PhD, et. al.): 2002
   3. Ocean Currents (Catherine Halversen, et. al.): 2001
   4. Only One Ocean (Catherine Halversen, et. al.): 2000
   5. Glaciers & Glaciation (Douglas I. Benn): 1998

Earth’s Resources and Hazards

1. 1. Atmospheric Pollution (Mark Z. Jacobson): 2002
   2. Pollution: Problems & Solutions (National Wildlife Federation): 1998
   3. Growing Clean Water: Nature’s Solution to Water Pollution (B. C. Wolverton, John D. Wolverton): 2001
   4. The Earth’s Resources (Steve Parker): 2001

Astronomy and Cosmology

1. 1. The Illustrated on the Shoulders of Giants: The Great Works of Physics and Astronomy (Stephen Hawking): 2004
   2. Astronomy for Dummies (Stephen P. Maran): 1999
   3. The Backyard Astronomer’s Guide (Terence Dickinson, Alan Dyer): 2002
   4. Nightwatch: A Practical Guide to Viewing the Universe (Terence Dickinson):1998
   5. An Introduction to the Science of Cosmology (Graduate Series in Astronomy) (Derek Raine, Ted Thomas): 2002

Structure and Composition of Earth

1. 1. The Practical Geologist : The Introductory Guide to the Basics of Geology and to Collecting and Identifying Rocks (Dougal Dixon ): 1992
   2. Physical Geology (Charles C Plummer, et. al.): 2004

Earth’s Magnetic Field, Plate Tectonics and Structural Geology

1. Plate Tectonics: An Insider’s History of the Modern Theory of the Earth (Naomi Oreskes-Editor): 2003
2. Plate Tectonics (Kent C. Condie): 1997
3. The Magnetic Field of the Earth (Ronald T. Merrill, et. al.): 1998
4. Earth Magnetism: A Guided Tour through Magnetic Fields (Wallace H. Campbell): 2001.

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