Изложены традиционные для советской и зарубежной литературы по общей геологии вопросы о Земле как космическом теле, ее размерах, форме, устройстве поверхности, геофизических полях, процессах внутренней и внешней ее динамики, основы современных геологических концепций о природе геологических явлений. В целом это вопросы мировоззренческого характера, формирующие идеологические и теоретические основы для последующих конкретных специализаций студента. Тем не менее почти в каждой главе рассмотрены приемы и методы полевых геологических исследований, а также принципы формализации и моделирования геологических процессов с целью создания у студента понимания необходимости и навыков перехода от натурных наблюдений к современным методам обработки геологической информации и решению задач теории и практики с помощью ЭВМ.
Для студентов вузов, обучающихся по специальностям «Геологическая съемка, поиски и разведка месторождений полезных ископаемых» и «Гидрогеология и инженерная геология».

The average introductory geology student’s perception of geology normally involves the memorization of rocks and discussions of  natural disasters, but Geology contains so much more. Geology is the study of our planet, which is vital to our everyday lives from the energy we use, to the growing of the food we eat, to the foundations of the buildings we live in, to the materials that are used to make everyday objects (metals and plastics). The ideal place to start this course is discussing the methods that are used to better understand our planet, the processes that shape it, and its history.

The language of this book is straightforward and written to be understood. Clear, readable discussions with a minimum of technical language are the rule. The frequent headings and subheadings help students follow discussions and identify the important ideas presented in each chapter. In the Eleventh Edition, we have improved readability by examining the chapter organization and flow and by writing in a more personal style. Significant portions of several chapters were substantially rewritten in an effort to make the material more understandable. <...>

Earth is a dynamic planet that has changed continuously during its 4.6 billion years of existence. The size, shape, and geographic distribution of the continents and ocean basins have changed through time, as have the atmosphere and biota. As scientists and concerned citizens, we have become increasingly aware of how fragile our planet is and, more importantly, how interdependent all of its various systems and subsystems are.

A Geology of Media forms the third and final part of the trilogy of media ecologies: from the viral worlds of Digital Contagions (2007) to the swarms of Insect Media (2010), the focus has been on the digital materialism that tied animals and ecology as part of theory and narratives of history. A Geology of Media is more focused on the nonorganic and yet connects with the concerns of the two: how to think the continuum between nature and technology? <...>

Geology as a science has a fascinating and controversial history. Kieran D. O’Hara’s book provides a brief and accessible account of
the major events in the history of geology over the last 200 years – from early theories of Earth’s structure during the Reformation, through major controversies over the age of the Earth during the Industrial Revolution, to the more recent twentieth-century development of plate tectonic theory, and on to current ideas concerning the Anthropocene.

Oui choice of title for this book deliberately echoes Dseison’s A Hillary ofBritiih Earthquake!, which was published by the Cambridge University Press early in the 1920s. This was one of the first in recent tiroes to make a systematic study of seismic activity in a particular country, which we have tried to emulate for Iran. By calling our study a history we wish also to emphasise the importance оf time in the unfolding of geologic processes, and of investigating the past when attempting to under-&tand the present.

В пособии рассматриваются основы геологии: строение и происхождение Земли, минералогический и петрографический состав земной коры, эндогенные и экзогенные процессы, геологическая история Земли. Обобщены современные представления о почве как естественноисторическом теле природы, изложены основные механизмы почвообразовательного процесса.

В брошюре в популярной и увлекательной форме на основе современных научных данных рассказывается о сложных геологических и географических событиях, происходивших на юге европейской части нашей страны миллионы лет назад.

Брошюра рассчитана на широкий круг читателей — от школьников средних классов до студентов-геологов и географов. Она будет полезной учителям, краеведам, туристам — всем, кого интересует природа и история.