{"product_id":"the-key-to-earth-history-9780471492153","title":"The Key to Earth History","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Key to Earth History introduces students to the basic tools used by geologists to reconstruct the Eartha s history, and shows how these tools can be used to chart the pattern of global environmental change since the formation of the Earth some 4600 million years ago.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Illustrations.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Introduction: What is Stratigraphy?\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e PRINCIPLES.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Uniformitarianism or Actualism.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Establishing the Sequence of Events.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Geological Time.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Interpreting the Stratigraphical Record.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Evolution and Closure of Sedimentary Basins: The Role of Plate Tectonics.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Stratigraphical Tool Kit: Case Studies.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Summary of Part One: The Stratigraphical Tool Kit.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e THE PATTERN OF EARTH HISTORY.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Introduction to Part Two.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Stratigraphical Record and Global Rhythm.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The North Atlantic Region: A Journey Through Time.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Precambrian: Peering into Deep Time.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Pangaea: Birth of a Giant.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Pangaea and the Opening of the Atlantic.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Summary of Part Two: The Pattern of Earth History.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Lexicon of Stratigraphical Terms.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Index.","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49402613694807,"sku":"9780471492153","price":62.65,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780471492153.jpg?v=1730480972","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-key-to-earth-history-9780471492153","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}