{"product_id":"the-story-of-the-earth-in-25-rocks-9780231182607","title":"The Story of the Earth in 25 Rocks","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEvery rock is a tangible trace of the earth’s past. This book tells the fascinating stories behind the discoveries that shook the foundations of geology. In twenty-five chapters—each about a particular rock, outcrop, or geologic phenomenon—Donald R. Prothero recounts the scientific detective work that shaped our understanding of geology.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA natural follow-up to the author’s \u003ci\u003eThe Story of Life in 25 Fossils\u003c\/i\u003e . . . [A] useful introduction to geology. * Kirkus Reviews *\u003cbr\u003eIn 25 short and enjoyable chapters, [Prothero] explores issues that have been at the center of geology since long before geology was a science... Prothero provides thought-provoking historical context for each subject and presents information about the individuals responsible for advancing geological knowledge—including James Hutton, Charles Lyell, and Alfred Wegener—while explaining the underlying science in an accessible manner. * Publishers Weekly *\u003cbr\u003eGeologist Donald Prothero has crafted a rock-solid premise for this delightful book. -- Barbara Kiser * Nature *\u003cbr\u003eI learned something and gained a deeper appreciation for the history of Earth science from reading The Story of the Earth in 25 Rocks. I recommend it to anyone interested in tales of scientific discovery and natural marvels. * Physics Today *\u003cbr\u003eSkillfully presents a vast array of facts that should appeal to readers newly acquainted with Earth science who are interested in learning a bit more. * Choice *\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Story of the Earth in 25 Rocks\u003c\/i\u003e provides twenty-five well-lit doorways into the sometimes dark and imposing edifice of the geologic past.  Colorful characters welcome the reader in, revealing the very human nature of scientific inquiry and our long and complicated relationship with rocks. -- Marcia Bjornerud, author of \u003ci\u003eReading the Rocks: The Autobiography of Earth\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments \u003cbr\u003e1. Volcanic Tuff: Vulcan’s Wrath: The Eruption of Vesuvius\u003cbr\u003e2. Native Copper: The Iceman and the Island of Copper\u003cbr\u003e3. Cassiterite: The “Isles of Tin” and the Bronze Age\u003cbr\u003e4. Angular Unconformity: “No Vestige of a Beginning”: The Immensity of Geologic Time\u003cbr\u003e5. Igneous Dikes: The “Earth’s Great Heat Engine”: The Origin of Magmas\u003cbr\u003e6. Coal: The Rock That Burns Fires the Industrial Revolution\u003cbr\u003e7. Jurassic World: The Map That Changed the World: William Smith and the Rocks of Britain\u003cbr\u003e8. Radioactive Uranium: Clocks in Rocks: Arthur Holmes and the Age of the Earth\u003cbr\u003e9. Chondritic Meteorites: Messengers From Space: The Origin of the Solar System\u003cbr\u003e10. Iron-Nickel Meteorites: The Cores of Other Planets \u003cbr\u003e11. Moon Rocks: Green Cheese or Anorthosite: The Origin of the Moon\u003cbr\u003e12. Zircons: Early Oceans and Life? Evidence in a Grain of Sand\u003cbr\u003e13. Stromatolites: Microbial Condos: Cyanobacteria and the Oldest Life\u003cbr\u003e14. Banded Iron Formation: Mountains of Iron: The Earth’s Early Atmosphere\u003cbr\u003e15. Turbidites: Archean Sediments and Submarine Landslides\u003cbr\u003e16. Diamictites: Tropical Glaciers and the Snowball Earth\u003cbr\u003e17. Exotic Terranes: Paradox in Rocks: Wandering Fossils and Traveling Landmasses\u003cbr\u003e18. Jigsaw-Puzzle Bedrock: Alfred Wegener and Continental Drift\u003cbr\u003e19. Chalk: The Cretaceous Seaway and Greenhouse Planet\u003cbr\u003e20. The Iridium Layer: The Death of the Dinosaurs\u003cbr\u003e21. Lodestones: How Paleomagic Launched Plate Tectonics\u003cbr\u003e22. Blueschists: The Puzzle of Subduction Zones\u003cbr\u003e23. Transform Faults: Earthquake! The San Andreas Fault\u003cbr\u003e24. Messinian Evaporites: The Mediterranean Was a Desert\u003cbr\u003e25. Glacial Erraticts: A Poet, a Professor, a Politician,  a Janitor, and the Discovery of the Ice Ages\u003cbr\u003eIndex","brand":"Columbia University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48864257966423,"sku":"9780231182607","price":69.26,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780231182607.jpg?v=1722271109","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-story-of-the-earth-in-25-rocks-9780231182607","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}