Isbn: 9780465006847 - reading the rocks: the autobiography of the earth (7 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Good. To many of us, the Earth's crust is a relic of ancient, unknowable history. But to a geologist, stones are richly illustrated narratives, telling gothic tales of cataclysm and reincarnation. For more than four billion years, in beach sand, granite, and garnet schists, the planet has kept a rich and idiosyncratic journal of its past. Fulbright Scholar Marcia Bjornerud takes the reader along on an eye-opening tour of Deep Time, explaining in elegant prose what we see and feel beneath our feet. Both scientist and storyteller, Bjornerud uses anecdotes and metaphors to remind us that our home is a living thing with lessons to teach. Containing a glossary and detailed timescale, as well as vivid descriptions and historic accounts, Reading the Rocks is literally a history of the world, for all friends of the Earth.…

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Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 237 pages. 8.00x5.25x0.75 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 237 pages. 8.00x5.25x0.75 inches. In Stock.

Zustand: New. 2006. Paperback. For readers of John McPhee and Stephen Jay Gould, this engaging armchair guide to the making of the rock record shows how to understand messages written in stone Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: RBGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 274. The Autobiography of the Earth. 256 pages. Shows how to understand messages written in stone. This work takes the reader along on a tour of Deep Time, explaining what we see and feel beneath our feet. It shows us how our planet has long maintained a delicate balance, and how the global give-and-take has sustained life on Earth through numerous upheavals. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: RBGG. Dimension: 202 x 140 x 15. Weight: 246. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. …

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 237 pages. 8.00x5.25x0.75 inches. In Stock.