The Planet Earth Author:Scientific American Book One Of a series of books that presents lucid, authoritative science as a vital human enterprise concerned with some of the largest questions that modern man has had the wit and courage to ask. A book of interest not only to the non-scientist but to the professional scientist who wishes to be courant witht hte latest developments outside his spe... more »cialty. This book is about the planet earth- its core, crust, oceans and atmosphere.« less