Contains an extensive bibliography, providing a guide for deeper studies into broader aspects of the field and serving as an excellent entry point for graduate students aiming to broaden their study of planetary science.

Treatise on Geophysics, Second Edition, is a comprehensive and in-depth study of the physics of the Earth beyond what any geophysics text has provided previously.

Includes the history of the atmosphere, geochemistry of mineral deposits, organic geochemistry and analytical geochemistry, meteorites, comets, and planets.