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Earth
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Author : Richard Fortey
language : en
Publisher: Vintage
Release Date : 2009-11-04
Earth written by Richard Fortey and has been published by Vintage this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-11-04 with Science categories.
The acclaimed author of Trilobite! and Life takes us on a grand tour of the earth’s physical past, showing how the history of plate tectonics is etched in the landscape around us. • "Absorbing.... Cinematic.... The ultimate travel book, a guidebook that should be read by every person who wants to really know and understand the place we live on." —The New York Times Beginning with Mt. Vesuvius, whose eruption in Roman times helped spark the science of geology, and ending in a lab in the West of England where mathematical models and lab experiments replace direct observation, Richard Fortey tells us what the present says about ancient geologic processes. He shows how plate tectonics came to rule the geophysical landscape and how the evidence is written in the hills and in the stones. And in the process, he takes us on a wonderful journey around the globe to visit some of the most fascinating and intriguing spots on the planet.
The Earth
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Author : Richard A. Fortey
language : en
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Release Date : 2004
The Earth written by Richard A. Fortey and has been published by HarperCollins Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with History categories.
'A dazzling achievement. Richard Fortey is without peer among science writers.' Bill Bryson 'The Earth is a true delight: full of awe-inspiring details... it blends travel, history, reportage and science to create an unforgettable picture of our ancient earth.' Sunday Times The face of the Earth, criss-crossed by chains of mountains like the scars of old wounds has changed constantly over billions of years, and the testament of the remote past is all around us. In this book, Richard Fortey teaches us how to read its character, laying out the dominions of the world before us. He shows how everything - human culture, natural history, even the shape of cities - roots back to a deeper geological truth. Far from being the driest of sciences, he proves that geology informs all our lives in the most intimate way. Nothing in this book seems to be at rest. The surface of the Earth dilates and collapses; seas and mountains rise and fall; continents move. We climb the Alps, wallow in Icelandic hot springs, dive down to the ocean floor; we explore the barren rocks of Newfoundland, walk through the lush ecosystems of Hawaii, cross the salt flats of Oman and saunter along the San Andreas Fault. And Fortey is the ideal guide, his descriptions of natural beauty as memorable as the best travel-writers, his prose as gripping as the best novelist, his crystal-clear scientific explanations fascinating and often surprising.
Earth
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Author : Richard A. Fortey
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2005
Earth written by Richard A. Fortey and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Historical geology categories.
The Earth
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Author : Richard Fortey (Paläontologe, Grossbritannien)
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2011
The Earth written by Richard Fortey (Paläontologe, Grossbritannien) and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with categories.
The Earth
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Author : R. A. Fortey
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2004
The Earth written by R. A. Fortey and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Historical geology categories.
From the acclaimed author of Life and Trilobite!, a fascinating geological exploration of the earth's distant history as revealed by its natural wonders. The face of the earth, crisscrossed by chains of mountains like the scars of old wounds, has changed and changed again over billions of years, and the testament of the remote past is all around us. In this book Richard Fortey teaches us how to read its character, laying out the dominions of the world before us. He shows how human culture and natural history-even the shape of cities-are rooted in this deep geological past. In search of this past, Fortey takes us through the Alps, into Icelandic hot springs, down to the ocean floor, over the barren rocks of Newfoundland, into the lush ecosystems of Hawai'i, across the salt flats of Oman, and along the San Andreas Fault. On the slopes of Vesuvius, he tracks the history of the region down through the centuries to volcanic eruptions seen by fifteenth-century Italians, the Romans, and, from striking geological evidence, even Neolithic man. As story adds to story, the recent past connects with forgotten ages long ago, then much longer ago, as he describes the movement of plates and the development of ancient continents and seas. Nothing in this book is at rest. The surface of the earth dilates and collapses; seas and mountains rise and fall; continents move. Fortey again proves himself the ideal guide, with his superb descriptions of natural beauty, his gripping narratives, and his crystal-clear, always fascinating scientific explanations. Here is a book to change the way we see the world.
Dry Store Room No 1 The Secret Life Of The Natural History Museum Text Only
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Author : Richard Fortey
language : en
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
Release Date : 2010-06-24
Dry Store Room No 1 The Secret Life Of The Natural History Museum Text Only written by Richard Fortey and has been published by HarperCollins UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-06-24 with Science categories.
This edition does not include illustrations. ‘Dry Store Room No. 1’ is an intimate biography of the Natural History Museum, celebrating the eccentric personalities who have peopled it and capturing the wonders of scientific endeavour, academic rigour and imagination.
The Earth And Its History A Text Book Of Geology
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Author : John William Bradley
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1928
The Earth And Its History A Text Book Of Geology written by John William Bradley and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1928 with categories.
The Earth And Its Peoples Brief Edition
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Author : Richard Bulliet
language : en
Publisher: Cengage Learning
Release Date : 2012-12-20
The Earth And Its Peoples Brief Edition written by Richard Bulliet and has been published by Cengage Learning this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-12-20 with History categories.
Readable and concise, this Brief Edition of THE EARTH AND ITS PEOPLES: A GLOBAL HISTORY VOLUME II provides the essential narrative of world history in an abbreviated format. This global text employs the fundamental themes of environment and technology and diversity and dominance to explore patterns of human interaction with their surroundings and with each other. The authors approach shifts the focus away from political centers and power, reveals how humanity continues to shape and be shaped by our environments, and how dominant structures and traditions are balanced and challenged by alternate beliefs. Special emphasis is given to technological development and how it underlies all human activity. Available in the following split options: THE EARTH AND ITS PEOPLES, BRIEF Fifth Edition (Chapters 1-30), ISBN: 978-0-495-91310-8; Volume I: To 1550 (Chapters 1-15), ISBN: 978-0-495-91311-5; Volume II: Since 1500 (Chapters 15-30), ISBN: 978-0-495-91313-9. Important Notice: Media content referenced within the product description or the product text may not be available in the ebook version.
Earth And Its Peoples
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Author : Richard W. Bulliet
language : en
Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing Company
Release Date : 2008-06
Earth And Its Peoples written by Richard W. Bulliet and has been published by Wadsworth Publishing Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-06 with History categories.
[This edition] is a compact version of the complete fourth edition ... abbreviated to maintain the essential narrative ... balanced perspective on world history. The authors use their wide array of expertise to compare different times, places, and societies through two distinctive and fundamental global themes in the text: the interaction between human beings and their environment, and diversity and dominance. The text also gives special emphasis to technology and how technological development underlies all human activity--P. [4] of covers.
The Gene
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Author : Siddhartha Mukherjee
language : en
Publisher: Random House
Release Date : 2016-06-02
The Gene written by Siddhartha Mukherjee and has been published by Random House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-06-02 with Science categories.
** NEW YORK TIMES NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER ** The Gene is the story of one of the most powerful and dangerous ideas in our history from the author of The Emperor of All Maladies. The story begins in an Augustinian abbey in 1856, and takes the reader from Darwin’s groundbreaking theory of evolution, to the horrors of Nazi eugenics, to present day and beyond - as we learn to “read” and “write” the human genome that unleashes the potential to change the fates and identities of our children. Majestic in its scope and ambition, The Gene provides us with a definitive account of the epic history of the quest to decipher the master-code that makes and defines humans – and paints a fascinating vision of both humanity’s past and future. For fans of Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari, A Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking and Being Mortal by Atul Gwande. ‘Siddhartha Mukherjee is the perfect person to guide us through the past, present, and future of genome science’ Bill Gates ‘A thrilling and comprehensive account of what seems certain to be the most radical, controversial and, to borrow from the subtitle, intimate science of our time...Read this book and steel yourself for what comes next’ Sunday Times