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Earth Time: Exploring the Deep Past from Victorian England to the Grand Canyon
Douglas Palmer
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Description for Earth Time: Exploring the Deep Past from Victorian England to the Grand Canyon
Paperback. The dramatic history of planet Earth and the rocky road to understanding the past * A probing account of the history of the earth and an introduction to the many eccentric characters that have attempted to understand its origins. Editor(s): Palmer, Douglas. Num Pages: 358 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: WNW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 550.
The dramatic history of planet Earth and the rocky road to understanding the past
The dramatic history of planet Earth and the rocky road to understanding the past
- A probing account of the history of the earth and an introduction to the many eccentric characters that have attempted to understand its origins.
- Full of fascinating anecdotes about 19th century explorers and natural philosophers who first carved up Earth's history just as others were carving up the globe.
- Unravels the fascinating history of rock strata and the implications they have had on accepted theories on the Earth's life.
- Considers the future of the earth, and what a repeat of some of the catastrophic events of the earth's ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
Number of pages
358
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780470022214
SKU
V9780470022214
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About Douglas Palmer
Douglas Palmer is an academic, lecturer and popular science writer. He is author or co-author of a wide range of books on prehistoric life and fossils, including the best selling Earth. He teaches for the Cambridge University Natural Science Tripos and the International Summer School. A former earth sciences lecturer at Trinity College, Dublin, he also spent two years as ... Read more
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