A brief history of Earth : four billion years in eight chapters /
Knoll, Andrew H.,
A brief history of Earth : four billion years in eight chapters / Andrew H. Knoll. - Large print edition. First Harper large print edition. - 266 pages (large print) : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-266).
The story of our home planet and the organisms spread across its surface is far more spectacular than any Hollywood blockbuster, filled with enough plot twists to rival a bestselling thriller. But only recently have we begun to piece together the whole mystery into a coherent narrative. Drawing on his decades of field research and up-to-the-minute understanding of the latest science, geologist Andrew H. Knoll delivers a biography of Earth, charting our home planet's epic 4.6 billion-year story.
9780063062986 0063062984
Biology.
Geology.
Geology, Stratigraphic.
Historical geology.
Earth (Planet)
Large type books.
Annals and chronicles.
Creative nonfiction.
A brief history of Earth : four billion years in eight chapters / Andrew H. Knoll. - Large print edition. First Harper large print edition. - 266 pages (large print) : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-266).
The story of our home planet and the organisms spread across its surface is far more spectacular than any Hollywood blockbuster, filled with enough plot twists to rival a bestselling thriller. But only recently have we begun to piece together the whole mystery into a coherent narrative. Drawing on his decades of field research and up-to-the-minute understanding of the latest science, geologist Andrew H. Knoll delivers a biography of Earth, charting our home planet's epic 4.6 billion-year story.
9780063062986 0063062984
Biology.
Geology.
Geology, Stratigraphic.
Historical geology.
Earth (Planet)
Large type books.
Annals and chronicles.
Creative nonfiction.