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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 Eartha 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 Eartha s life. * Considers the future of the earth, and what a repeat of some of the catastrophic events of the eartha s past, such as major earthquakes and asteroid collisions, could mean for life today.

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Book category Books in English Lifestyle, sport & leisure Natural history The Earth: natural history general

• Full title: Earth Time
• Subtitle: Exploring the Deep Past from Victorian England to the Grand Canyon
• Author: Douglas Palmer
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 358
• EAN: 9780470022214
• ISBN: 0470022213
• ID: 04878630
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
• Weight: 550 g
• Dimensions: 190 × 153 × 24 mm
• Date of publishing: 22. April 2005

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