Mountains of Saint Francis: Discovering the Geologic Events That Shaped Our Earth - Hardcover
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Language:EnglishPublisher:W. W. Norton & CompanyISBN-13:9780393061857ISBN-10:039306185XUPC:9780393061857Book Category:ScienceBook Subcategory:Earth SciencesBook Topic:GeologySize:9.28 x 6.44 x 0.98 inchesWeight:1.2721Product ID:SC885D51R4
Mountains of Saint Francis: Discovering the Geologic Events That Shaped Our Earth
Walter Alvarez and his team made one of the most astonishing scientific discoveries of the twentieth century--that an asteroid smashed into the Earth 65 million years ago, exterminating the dinosaurs. Alvarez had the first glimmer of that amazing insight when he noticed something odd in a rock outcrop in central Italy. Alvarez now returns to that rich terrain, this time to take the reader on an...
Language:EnglishPublisher:W. W. Norton & CompanyISBN-13:9780393061857ISBN-10:039306185XUPC:9780393061857Book Category:ScienceBook Subcategory:Earth SciencesBook Topic:GeologySize:9.28 x 6.44 x 0.98 inchesWeight:1.2721Product ID:SC885D51R4
Alvarez, Walter: - Walter Alvarez, professor of geology at the University of California, Berkeley, received the Penrose Medal, the top honor in geology, and is the best-selling author of T. Rex and the Crater of Doom. He lives in Berkeley, California.
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