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Earth An Intimate History

Paperback • 2005 • English

Earth An Intimate History

By Richard Fortey

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About the book

In Earth, the acclaimed author of Trilobite! and Life takes us on a grand tour of the earth’s physical past, showing how the history of plate tectonics is etched in the landscape around us. Beginning with Mt. Vesuvius, whose eruption in Roman times helped spark the science of geology, and ending in a lab in the West of England where mathematical models and lab experiments replace direct observation, Richard Fortey tells us what the present says about ancient geologic processes. He shows how pla...Show more

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9780375706202

Publisher

National Geographic Books

Published year

2005

Language

English

Original title

Earth An Intimate History

Format

Paperback

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