The chemical structure of the Earth’s biosphere and its environment. Vernadsky V.I.

Monograph by V.I. Vernadsky “The chemical structure of the Earth’s biosphere and its environment” is the final “book of life” by the scientist, the synthesis of all his works devoted to the biosphere and a number of fundamental problems of natural science. It covers a wide range of issues related to the geochemical manifestation of the Earth as a planet in the solar system, the structure of the geological membranes of the Earth, the radioactive collapse of the chemical elements and its significance in the geology, structure and geochemical structure of the Earth’s biosphere, the planetary role of living matter, former biospheres and to it a number of other questions. Each chapter ends with a list of literature. Of particular interest are the author's comments. For the first time, the book saw the light in 1965 and immediately became a bibliographic rarity. Meanwhile, some problems raised in it are extremely relevant for the present day.

for geologists, geochemists, radiogeologists, biogeochemists, cosmochemists, biologists, ecologists, science historians, as well as for a wide range of readers interested in the problems of preserving the Earth's biosphere.

The second edition.