Earth Story The Forces That Have Shaped Our Planet

Name: Earth Story The Forces That Have Shaped Our Planet
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ISBN: 9780691116624

ISBN-10: 0691116628

ISBN-13: 9780691116624

Edition: 1998

Authors: Simon Lamb, David Sington

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By describing the remarkable forces that formed and shaped our ever-changing world,Earth Storygives us a new understanding of the planet and our place within its evolution. When and how was Earth formed? What is the link between earthquakes, volcanoes, and the creation of continents? How do mountains affect our climate? What triggers ice ages?Earth Storyanswers these and many other questions as it tells the amazing story of our planet and its constantly changing nature. Two centuries ago, scientists began to investigate the history of Earth by examining the rocks beneath its surface and began to formulate the astonishing concept of geological time. Using this discovery as their starting…

Book details

List price: $52.00
Copyright year: 1998
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Publication date: 7/22/2003
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 240
Size: 8.75" wide x 10.75" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.870
Language: English



Introduction



The Time Travellers



The Deep



Ring of Fire



A Volcanic Imagination



The Flow of the Continents



The Ice Age



The Living Planet



A World Apart


Select Bibliography


References


Glossary


Acknowledgements


Picture Credits


Index