Earth and Cosmos. A Book Relating the Environment of Man on Earth to the Environment of Earth in the Cosmos

Content: 
Some other Pergamon titles of interest, Page ii
Front Matter, Page iii
Copyright, Page iv
Preface, Pages vi-x
Introductory Note by the author, Pages xi-xii
1 - Overview, Pages 1-6
2 - Matter, Radiation, and the Basic Forces of Nature, Pages 7-21
3 - The Earth and the Universe, Pages 22-27
4 - The Earth in the Galaxy, Pages 28-44
5 - The Stability of the Terrestrial Environment, Pages 45-73
6 - Sun and Earth, Pages 74-100
7 - The Energy Balance of the Atmosphere, Pages 101-113
8 - The Astronomical Rhythms: Day and Night, the Seasons, and Tides, Pages 114-135
9 - The Global Circulation of the Atmosphere, Pages 136-153
10 - Continents, Oceans, and Climate, Pages 154-167
11 - Life and the Earth, Pages 168-177
12 - The Impact of Man, Pages 178-196
13 - The Future of Humanity, Pages 197-219
APPENDIX I - MATHEMATICAL NOTATION, PHYSICAL TERMINOLOGY, AND UNITS, Pages 221-228
APPENDIX II - SCALES OF THE ENVIRONMENT, Page 229
APPENDIX III - PROPERTIES OF THE PLANETS COMPARED, Pages 230-231
Bibliography, Pages 233-244
Index of Names, Pages 245-246
Index of Subjects, Pages 247-254