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RR 2005/257 Encyclopedia of Geology Edited by Richard C. Selley, L. Robin M. Cocks and Ian R. Plimer Elsevier Academic Press Amsterdam 2005 5 vols ISBN o 12 636380 3 £775/$1,200 Keywords Geology, Encyclopaedias Review DOI 10.1108/09504120510604274
The aim of this work is to provide an authoritative and comprehensive coverage of all aspects of geology, an objective that is most certainly achieved.
The material is arranged as a series of entries in alphabetical order and includes extensive cross-references within and between articles (see also) and an index to help you find your way around the five volumes. There is also a contents list at the beginning of each volume with the volume number and page number, so there really is no excuse for getting lost. Additionally, there is a guide on how to use the encyclopaedia at the beginning of each volume. The 340 articles are spread over 3,200 pages, each article having a set of further reading which includes some Web links - perhaps there should be more. Articles have very clear diagrams and maps both in colour and black and white. Full colour is used throughout the work in numerous photographs, figures, tables and illustrations.
The index is 217 pages long but not easy to use. Bold page number locators are included, but bold is not used on any word and in an index this long it is not easy to find your way about. Missing from the...