A brief history of Earth : four billion years in eight chapters / Andrew H. Knoll.
"Drawing on his decades of field research and up-to-the-minute understanding of the latest science, renowned geologist Andrew H. Knoll delivers a rigorous yet accessible biography of Earth, charting our home planet's epic 4.6 billion-year story. Placing twenty first-century climate change in deep context, A Brief History of Earth is an indispensable look at where we've been and where we're going." -- Publisher's description.
Record details
- ISBN: 0062853910
- ISBN: 9780062853912
- ISBN: 9780062853929
- ISBN: 0062853929
- Physical Description: 260 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits, charts ; 20 cm
- Edition: First edition
- Publisher: New York, NY : Custom House, [2021].
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- Publisher, dates, and paging may vary.
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-250) and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Chemical Earth -- Physical Earth -- Biological Earth -- Oxygen Earth -- Animal Earth -- Green Earth -- Catastrophic Earth -- Human Earth.
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Available copies
- 28 of 33 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
- 3 of 3 copies available at Onslow County Public Library.
Holds
- 2 current holds with 33 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Jacksonville Main Library | 525 KNO (Text) | 36015000402475 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Richlands Branch Library | 525 KNO (Text) | 36015000646352 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Sneads Ferry Branch Library | 525 KNO (Text) | 36015000401980 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
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"Drawing on his decades of field research and up-to-the-minute understanding of the latest science, renowned geologist Andrew H. Knoll delivers a rigorous yet accessible biography of Earth, charting our home planet's epic 4.6 billion-year story. Placing twenty first-century climate change in deep context, A Brief History of Earth is an indispensable look at where we've been and where we're going." --
