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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.

Earth Time: Exploring the Deep Past from Victorian England to the Grand Canyon

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    Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
    Publication Date: 22/04/2005
    ISBN13: 9780470022214, 978-0470022214
    ISBN10: 0470022213

    Number of Pages: 304

    Non Fiction , Natural History

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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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