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A brief history of Earth : four billion years in eight chapters / Andrew H. Knoll.

Knoll, Andrew H., (author.).

Summary:

"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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Subject:
Biology.
Earth sciences.
Ecology.
Geology, Stratigraphic.
Geology.
Historical geology.
Life > Origin.
Nature.
Earth (Planet)
Earth (Planet) > Origin.
Genre:
Annals and chronicles.

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  • 28 of 33 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 3 of 3 copies available at Onslow County Public Library.

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  • 2 current holds with 33 total copies.
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