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Ice Ages: Solving the Mystery
John Imbrie
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Description for Ice Ages: Solving the Mystery
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 11 halftones, 31 line illustrations, 3 maps. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 158 x 236 x 18. Weight in Grams: 264.
This book tells the exciting story of the ice ages-what they were like, why they occurred, and when the next one is due. The solution to the ice age mystery originated when the National Science Foundation organized the CLIMAP project to study changes in the earth's climate over the past 700,000 years. One of the goals was to produce a map of the earth during the last ice age. Scientists examined cores of sediment from the Indian Ocean bed and deciphered a continuous history for the past 500,000 years. Their work ultimately confirmed the theory that the earth's irregular orbital ... Read more
This book tells the exciting story of the ice ages-what they were like, why they occurred, and when the next one is due. The solution to the ice age mystery originated when the National Science Foundation organized the CLIMAP project to study changes in the earth's climate over the past 700,000 years. One of the goals was to produce a map of the earth during the last ice age. Scientists examined cores of sediment from the Indian Ocean bed and deciphered a continuous history for the past 500,000 years. Their work ultimately confirmed the theory that the earth's irregular orbital ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Cambridge, Mass, United States
ISBN
9780674440753
SKU
V9780674440753
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Reviews for Ice Ages: Solving the Mystery
Such a full and interesting treatment of this subject was long overdue. New York Times An absorbing account of one of the great quests of geologic science. Science