Edition |
First edition. |
Physical Description |
260 pages : illustrations, maps ; 20 cm. |
Note |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-250) and index. |
Summary |
"Drawing on his decades of field research and up-to-the-minute understanding of the latest science, renowned geologist Andrew H. Knoll delivers a rigorous yet accessible biography of Earth, charting our home planet's epic 4.6 billion-year story. Placing twenty first-century climate change in deep context, A Brief History of Earth is an indispensable look at where we've been and where we're going"-- Publisher's description. |
Contents |
Chemical Earth -- Physical Earth -- Biological Earth -- Oxygen Earth -- Animal Earth -- Green Earth -- Catastrophic Earth -- Human Earth. |
Subject |
Life -- Origin.
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Earth (Planet) -- Origin.
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