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_aKnoll, Andrew H., _eauthor _939833 |
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_aA brief history of Earth : _bfour billion years in eight chapters / _cAndrew H. Knoll |
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_a260 pages : _billustrations, maps, portraits, charts ; _c20 cm |
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504 | _aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 235-250) and index | ||
505 | 0 | _aChemical Earth -- Physical Earth -- Biological Earth -- Oxygen Earth -- Animal Earth -- Green Earth -- Catastrophic Earth -- Human Earth | |
520 | _aThe story of our home planet and the organisms spread across its surface is far more spectacular than any Hollywood blockbuster, filled with enough plot twists to rival a bestselling thriller. But only recently have we begun to piece together the whole mystery into a coherent narrative. Drawing on his decades of field research and up-to-the-minute understanding of the latest science, geologist Andrew H. Knoll delivers a biography of Earth, charting our home planet's epic 4.6 billion-year story | ||
520 | _a"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."-- | ||
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