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A brief history of Earth : four billion years in eight chapters  Cover Image Book Book

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: 9780062853912 (hardcover)
  • ISBN: 0062853910 (hardcover)
  • Physical Description: 260 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits, charts ; 20 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Custom House, [2021]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Chemical Earth -- Physical Earth -- Biological Earth -- Oxygen Earth -- Animal Earth -- Green Earth -- Catastrophic Earth -- Human Earth.
Subject: Earth (Planet) > Origin.
Life > Origin.
Ecology.
Geology.
Earth sciences.
Nature.

Available copies

  • 2 of 2 copies available at Wayne/Pike Local Consortium.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Milford Library 551 KNO (Text) 30352101346731 Nonfiction Available -
Newfoundland Area Library 551.7 KNO (Text) 38445000504745 Nonfiction Available -


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