Earth Time : Exploring the Deep Past from Victorian England to the Grand Canyon
Earth Time : Exploring the Deep Past from Victorian England to the Grand Canyon
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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 past, such as major earthquakes and asteroid collisions, could mean for life today.
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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 past, such as major earthquakes and asteroid collisions, could mean for life today.
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Earth Time : Exploring the Deep Past from Victorian England to the Grand Canyon
Earth Time: Exploring the Deep Past from Victorian England to the Grand Canyon,Douglas Palmer,John Wiley & Sons,0470022213,Earth Sciences - Geology,History,History: World,Science,World - General,Earth Sciences,History / World
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