{"product_id":"earth-time-9780470022214","title":"Earth Time","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgements.  \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePART I: CUTTING THROUGH EARTH TIME—MR. SMITH'S SECTION FROM LONDON TO SNOWDON.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Recent Earth Time - The Holocene.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. The Diluvium - The Flood and the Ice Ages.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Below the Surface - Into Tertiary Times.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Layer upon Layer - Deeper and Deeper into Earth Tine.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Oolites and Lias - The Jurassic before the Park.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Red Beds in the Midlands and Russia.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. Fuelling the Industrial Revolution.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. A Boundary dispute in the Welsh Hills.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. The end of the Line - The Precambrian.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePART II: MAJOOR POWELL'S BOAT TRIP THROUGH THE GRAND CANYON.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10. A Glympse into the abyss of Earth Time.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11. Signs of life appear.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12. The cambrian arms race.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13. The Upper Paleozoic - American Style.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14. The Missing Mesozoic and the making of the Canyon.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15. Peopling the Americas.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16. Rock of ages - Dating rocks and fossils.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEarth Time - Conclusion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48733786243415,"sku":"9780470022214","price":13.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780470022214.jpg?v=1720001682","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/earth-time-9780470022214","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}