Nature's Clocks: How Scientists Measure the Age of Almost Everything
(Sprache: Englisch)
"A lucid and engaging account of the scientific revolution that changed the way we think about our planet and ourselves."--James Lawrence Powell, author of "Grand Canyon" and "Mysteries of Terra Firma"
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"A lucid and engaging account of the scientific revolution that changed the way we think about our planet and ourselves."--James Lawrence Powell, author of "Grand Canyon" and "Mysteries of Terra Firma"
Inhaltsverzeichnis zu „Nature's Clocks: How Scientists Measure the Age of Almost Everything “
List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Chapter 1. No Vestige of a Beginning ... Chapter 2. Mysterious Rays Chapter 3. Wild Bill's Quest Chapter 4. Changing Perceptions Chapter 5. Getting the Lead Out Chapter 6. Dating the Boundaries Chapter 7. Clocking Evolution Chapter 8. Ghostly Forests and Mediterranean Volcanoes Chapter 9. More and More from Less and Less Appendix A. The Geological Time Scale Appendix B. Periodic Table of the Chemical Elements Appendix C. Additional Notes Glossary Resources and Further Reading Index
Autoren-Porträt von Doug Macdougall
Doug Macdougall is Professor Emeritus of Earth Sciences at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego, and currently resides in Edinburgh, Scotland. He is the author of Frozen Earth: The Once and Future Story of Ice Ages (UC Press, 2004) and A Short History of Planet Earth.
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- Autor: Doug Macdougall
- 2009, 271 Seiten, Maße: 14,7 x 22,1 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Verlag: UNIV OF CALIFORNIA PR
- ISBN-10: 0520261615
- ISBN-13: 9780520261617
Sprache:
Englisch
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"A helpful handbook on how we are now able to travel to the distant past."--Publishers Weekly "The heart of the book reveals ingenious science."--Library Journal "For time-conscious readers, Nature's Clocks provides satisfaction beyond measure."--Washington Post Book World
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