A brief history of Earth : four billion years in eight chapters / Andrew H. Knoll.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Knoll, Andrew H., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Life--Origin.

Life.

Ecology.

Geology.

Earth sciences.

Nature.

Biology.

Geology, Stratigraphic.

Historical geology.

Planets--Origin.

Earth (Planet)--Origin.

Earth (Planet).

Genre:

Annals and chronicles.

Physical Description:

260 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits, charts ; 20 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Custom House, [2021]

Summary:

The story of our home planet and the organisms spread across its surface is far more spectacular than any Hollywood blockbuster, filled with enough plot twists to rival a bestselling thriller. But only recently have we begun to piece together the whole mystery into a coherent narrative. Drawing on his decades of field research and up-to-the-minute understanding of the latest science, geologist Andrew H. Knoll delivers a biography of Earth, charting our home planet's epic 4.6 billion-year story.

"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.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. Chemical Earth

2. Physical Earth

3. Biological Earth

4. Oxygen Earth

5. Animal Earth

6. Green Earth

7. Catastrophic Earth

8. Human Earth.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-250) and index.

ISBN:

9780062853912

0062853910

OCLC:

1245424941

Publisher Number:

99987673855