Over the Rivers (An Aerial View of Geology)
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| Rating | : | 4.56 (981 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1931414211 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 128 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-11-18 |
| Language | : | English |
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Vivid text and clear captions guide readers through the exciting photographs, enhancing their understanding of fundamental geological processes. The science of the Earth in all its splendor.Over the Rivers is the second volume in the exciting Aerial View of Geology series (the first was the highly praised Over the Mountains). As as a geologist, one of America's premier aerial photographers and a gifted science writer, Michael Collier is exceptionally well qualified to present these spectacular landscapes and stunning aerial photographs that vividly demonstrate geological processes. Collier explores, for example:How a 6,000-foot-deep canyon was carved out by the erosive power of a single riverHow violent tectonic forces millions of years ago vaulted a river over a mountainWhy one river takes its time meandering, another suddenly drops over a cliff, and a third slowly separates into a sprawling delta.Over the Rivers inspires as it informs, and dazzles as it enlightens.
Stunning photographs in this large and memorable book illustrate the geological dynamics of many rivers in the continental U.S. Buildings disappear, but roads lend scale and orientation. (Paddler 2008-10-01) . The work explores how rivers shape landscapes and how landscape shape rivers, and it touches briefly upon humanity's "long, loving, and sometimes troubled relationship with rivers."The introductory "Waiting to Row" and concluding "A Sense of Moving Waters" chapters provide a personal sense of welc
Five Stars A beautiful, informative book!. One Happy Retiree said Breathtaking.. Up-front declaration: Michael Collier is a former student who received his B.S. in Geology from Northern Arizona University [which is about 1"Breathtaking." according to One Happy Retiree. Up-front declaration: Michael Collier is a former student who received his B.S. in Geology from Northern Arizona University [which is about 120 km southeast of Grand Canyon]. Decades later I am a retired geology prof and still privileged to call him friend. He is a practicing physician, private pilot, Grand Canyon boatman [now retired], lyrical science writer, and gifted photographer. Anyone who loves EXTRAORDINARY images and interpretation of planet Earth sh. 0 km southeast of Grand Canyon]. Decades later I am a retired geology prof and still privileged to call him friend. He is a practicing physician, private pilot, Grand Canyon boatman [now retired], lyrical science writer, and gifted photographer. Anyone who loves EXTRAORDINARY images and interpretation of planet Earth sh. Beautul Perspective by a pilot-geologist Dr. Samuel Mahaffy The photography in this book is stunning. It provides a visual understanding of geology that a textbook could never provide.
. An exhibition of Michael Collier's aerial views of geology will be held at the Houston Museum of Natural Science (September 13, 2008-March 1, 2009) and the Denver Museum of Nature and Science (March 15-August 1, 2009). Michael Collier has written 14 books on geological themes. In 2005, the American Geological Institute honored his work with