A century has passed since the first X-ray diffraction experiment (Friedrich et al.1912). During this time, X-ray diffraction has become a commonly .used technique for the identification and characterization of materials and the field has seen continuous development. Advances in the theory ofdiffraction, in the generation o…
Archaeological geophysics is not the kind of research one can do alone. Every project I have worked on, whether field research, data processing, or software development, has involved someone in a crucial capacity towhom.I owe a great deal. My great thanks go to Ieffrey Lucius at the U.S. Geological Survey in Denver, Colorado, who first held my…
Central Indonesia consists of an assortment of micro continents amidst micro- oceanic plates. The map in Fig. 2.0-1 is based mainly on interpretation of various authors, checked for accuracy by bathymetric, Bouger gravity, and surface geology maps as well .. Deep sea basins are generally underlain by an oceanic crust. This is supported by …
AN elementary textbook is much concerned with the fundamentals of a subject and these do not change with time. In this respect the second edition of our book •has been little modified. In every other it is much altered for the subject has advanced greatly since we gathered together the material for the original version. The changes have…
Diamonds have inspired dreams of wealth and power throughout history. Until modem times, most diamonds were insignias of royalty and were beyond the reach of the com• mon person, who could only elicit visions of the astounding beauty and wealth brought forth by diamonds. It's no wonder that other gems and precious metals have historically taken a…
During the last few decades coal chemistry and coal petrology have developed as special fields of research, of equal importance from both the scientific and practical viewpoints. Until the nineteen twenties coal chemists used to examine coal as a whole. However, after coal petrographers had. discovered tha…
Teknologi informasi (IT) adalah sesuatu yang niscaya dalam kehidupan saat ini, termasuk dalam lingkungan bisnis. Dalam era industri 4.0 TI merupakan perangkay yang mengusung keberlangusngan era itu, karena kemampuannya untuk menyajikan digitalisasi, interkonektivitas dan kecerdasan buatan. Investasi TI saat ini lebih sering dinilai kualitatif, sesun…
This book was first published in French in 2006 by the Presses polytechnique et universi• taires romande (PPUR). In 2010 a new edition of the French version was published. This new version was published by CRC Press and translated into English by Patricia Bobeck. In 2017, CRC press asked me to write a new edit…
Dalam 200 Tahun terakhir, seluruh negara didunia membangun dengan merusak bumi yang hanya satu satunya ini. Pemanfaatan tanpa batas minyak bumi dan batu bara sebagai penggerak utama oembangunan tanpa disadari telah menaikan pelepasan gas rumah kaca (GRK) dari hanya 280 ppm pada masa sebelum revolusi industri (1780) menjadi 380 ppm. Kenyataan inilah …
Isu-isu lingkungan dalam skala lokal sampai skala global tetap menjadi persoalan pelik umat manusia, karena pada realistasnya " bumi kian ringkih, penduduk bumi kian galau". Buku "Geografi Lingkungan": sebuah introduksi", merupakan upaya mempermudah mempelajari lingkungan hidup yang dibentuk oleh permukaan bumi. Bumi dengan berbagai aspeknya telah l…