Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. List of Figures ix
4. List of Plates xiii
5. Preface to the American Edition xv
6. Preface to the Chinese Edition xxi
7. Preface to the German Edition xxv
8. Acknowledgments xxix
9. PART ONE. THE EVE OF A REVOLUTION, 1963-1968
10. Chapter 1. Moho and Mohole 3
11. Chapter 2. Ice Age and LOCO 21
12. Chapter 3. The Challenger Goes to Sea: The Inauguration of Glomar Challenger 35
13. Chapter 4. The Earth Science Revolution 46
14. PART TWO. THE BREAKTHROUGH, 1968-1973
15. Chapter 5. A Game of Numbers 75
16. Chapter 6. Atlantic and Tethys 95
17. Chapter 7. Arc and Trench in the Mediterranean 108
18. Chapter 8. Swallowing Up of the Ocean Floor 130
19. Chapter 9. Marginal Seas 146
20. Chapter 10. Hope and Frustration in Nauru 162
21. Chapter 11. HawaiianHot-Spot 184
22. Chapter 12. India's Long March 198
23. PART THREE. EXPLORING NEW TERRITORIES, 1973-1975
24. Chapter 13. EXPLORING NEW TERRITORIES, 1973-1975 Antarctic Adventures 219
25. Chapter 14. Mid-Cretaceous Anoxia 238
26. Chapter 15. When the Mediterranean Dried Up 255
27. Chapter 16. The Black Sea Was Not Always Black 274
28. PART FOUR. SEEDING A NEW REVOLUTION WHILE MOPPING UP, 1975-1983
29. Chapter 17. Getting Stuck in Ocean Crust 299
30. Chapter 18 Eating Peanuts on Ocean Margins 317
31. Chapter 19. What Makes the Ocean Run 338
32. Chapter 20. The Great Dying 355
33. Epilogue 384
34. Appendix A. Deep-Sea Drilling Legs 393
35. Appendix B. Bibliographical Notes 403
36. Index 409