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The Story of the Earth presents the complex history of the Earth from its formation through to the emergence of man and his influence on the planet. Peter Cattermole and Patrick Moore trace the evolution of Earth from its beginnings in the primeval Solar Nebula, through its bombardment by cosmic particles, continental drifting and the formation of mountains and oceans, and end with a study of the last Ice Age and the rise of man. While the approach is roughly chronological, time is spent in explaining some of the methods that geologists, physicists, chemists and biologists use to discover what processes have contributed to the internal make-up and external appearance of our unique planet. Accounts are included of the dramatic events that are still changing the face of the Earth: volcanoes and photographs - several taken from orbiting satelites - help to elucidate the story.
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Building Planet Earth superbly illustrates and describes the geology of Earth, how it formed, became structured and evolved into the planet as we know it today, with its present distribution of continents, oceans and dazzling diversity of life. This 4.6 billion year history of the third rock from the Sun is an extraordinary story and understanding its main geological processes has become more important for ensuring our future on this increasingly crowded planet.
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Designed for the general reader, Building Planet Earth explains these fundamental Earth processes--how the atmosphere interacts with the oceans to produce our changing climates; how the heat from the Earth's central core drives surface processes such as plate tectonics with its related earthquakes, fault movements, vulcanism; how mountains are formed and sediments deposited to form layers of strata with their economically important hydrocarbons that fuelled the industrial revolution; and, how life prospered and declined through evolution and extinction, sometimes being abruptly terminated by catastrophic events from outer space. The combination of good graphics, artwork and photographic illustration make this a visually attractive and accessible read, complete with short bibliography, glossary and index.--Douglas Palmer
"Moore's book represents a valuable addition to any bookshelf" /s Yale Scientific Magazine
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- PublisherCambridge University Press
- Publication date1986
- ISBN 10 0521324130
- ISBN 13 9780521324137
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages36
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