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Preface
ment, VCLA, who typed the first six chapters of the manuscript. My son,
Yi-Shan Sun, typed Chapters 7 and 8, and checked all of the equations in the
book. The author also acknowledges the work of Mr. Bi Lijun, editor of
the Geological Publishing House of China, and Mr. Bernd Grossmann, the
Vice President of Springer-Verlag, and the contributions of Ms. Elizabeth
Sheehan, Editor, in the production of this book.
Los Angeles, California
August 1995
NE-ZHENG SUN
Preface
ment, VCLA, who typed the first six chapters of the manuscript. My son,
Yi-Shan Sun, typed Chapters 7 and 8, and checked all of the equations in the
book. The author also acknowledges the work of Mr. Bi Lijun, editor of
the Geological Publishing House of China, and Mr. Bernd Grossmann, the
Vice President of Springer-Verlag, and the contributions of Ms. Elizabeth
Sheehan, Editor, in the production of this book.
Los Angeles, California
August 1995
NE-ZHENG SUN