For over two centuries, volcanoes have been the subject of detailed scientific studies, the results of which are now widely known, thanks to cinema and television. Despite this, volcanic activity still seems quite mysterious and gives rise to many misconceptions. However, the natural mechanisms that cause eruptions and the diversity of volcanic rocks are quite easy to understand, if the amateur pays a little attention! Let's try it together!
This book is aimed at a wide audience who want to learn about the processes that give rise to magmas and volcanoes. Physico-mathematical formulations are avoided, while the scientific rigor of the illustrations is softened by the poetry of watercolor. The often unavoidable specialized vocabulary is gathered in a glossary at the end of the book.
ABOUT THE AUTHORS
Jacques KORNPROBST is Professor Emeritus at the Magmas and Volcanoes Laboratory of the Observatory of Global Physics, Blaise Pascal University, Clermont-Ferrand. He is a former President of the Geological Society of France. He is the primary author of the text of this book.
Christine LAVERNE is a Lecturer at the Magmatic Petrology Laboratory of the Faculty of Sciences of Saint-Jérôme, at Aix-Marseille University. She is primarily responsible for the illustrations in this book.
EXTRACTS Pages 10 and 11 – Pages 24 and 25
CHARACTERISTICS OF THE WORK
Authors: Jacques KORNPROBST and Christine LAVERNE
Paperback: 76 pages
Size: 19.5 x 26.5 cm (7.7 x 10.4 inches)
Publishers: GB Scientific Editions and BRGM Editions
Edition: 1st (November 2002)
Language: French
ISBN-13: 978-2847030174Price: 24 euros