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Fire on Earth

Hardcover • 2014 • 1. edition

Fire on Earth

By Andrew C. Scott, D. M. J. S. Bowman, William J. Bond, Stephen J. Pyne, Martin E. Alexander

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About the book

Earth is the only planet known to have fire. The reason is both simple and profound: fire exists because Earth is the only planet to possess life as we know it. Fire is an expression of life on Earth and an index of life s history. Few processes are as integral, unique, or ancient. Fire on Earth puts fire in its rightful place as an integral part of the study of geology, biology, human history, physics, and global chemistry. Fire is ubiquitous in various forms throughout Earth, and belongs as pa...Show more

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9781119953579

Publisher

John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Published year

2014

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Hardcover

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