The Oldest Rocks on Earth: A Search for the Origins of Our World - Hardcover
by Simon Lamb
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Language:EnglishPublisher:Columbia University PressISBN-13:9780231222228ISBN-10:023122222XUPC:9780231222228Book Category:ScienceBook Subcategory:Earth Sciences, HistoryBook Topic:Geology, MineralogySize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.94 inchesWeight:1.422Product ID:SCDZYY5N8G
The Oldest Rocks on Earth: A Search for the Origins of Our World
Earth has existed for an immense period of time--an almost unimaginable 4.6 billion years. If we ventured far enough into the past, would we reach a time when our planet was fundamentally different? Did it always have landscapes like those we see today, sculpted by wind, rain, and the forces of plate tectonics? When did Earth turn into the distinctive "blue planet" where life could emerge and...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Columbia University PressISBN-13:9780231222228ISBN-10:023122222XUPC:9780231222228Book Category:ScienceBook Subcategory:Earth Sciences, HistoryBook Topic:Geology, MineralogySize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.94 inchesWeight:1.422Product ID:SCDZYY5N8G
Simon Lamb is adjunct professor of geophysics at Victoria University of Wellington in New Zealand. He is the author of Devil in the Mountain: A Search for the Origin of the Andes (2004) and coauthor of Earth Story: The Forces That Have Shaped Our Planet (1998). Lamb has been a consultant, producer, or director of a number of BBC science documentaries.
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