Earth: An Intimate History by Fortey, Richard

Earth: An Intimate History

The acclaimed author of Trilobite! and Life takes us on a grand tour of the earth's physical...
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Author: Richard Fortey
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Language: English
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Earth: An Intimate History by Fortey, Richard

Earth: An Intimate History

€37,18

Earth: An Intimate History

€37,18
Author: Richard Fortey
Format: Paperback
Language: English
The acclaimed author of Trilobite! and Life takes us on a grand tour of the earth's physical past, showing how the history of plate tectonics is etched in the landscape around us. - "Absorbing.... Cinematic.... The ultimate travel book, a guidebook that should be read by every person who wants to really know and understand the place we live on." --The New York Times

Beginning with Mt. Vesuvius, whose eruption in Roman times helped spark the science of geology, and ending in a lab in the West of England where mathematical models and lab experiments replace direct observation, Richard Fortey tells us what the present says about ancient geologic processes. He shows how plate tectonics came to rule the geophysical landscape and how the evidence is written in the hills and in the stones. And in the process, he takes us on a wonderful journey around the globe to visit some of the most fascinating and intriguing spots on the planet.

Author: Richard Fortey
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Published: 11/08/2005
Pages: 480
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 7.98h x 5.32w x 0.97d
ISBN: 9780375706202


Review Citation(s):
Ingram Advance 11/01/2005 pg. 112
New York Times 01/08/2006 pg. 24

About the Author
RICHARD FORTEY is a senior paleontologist at the Natural History Museum in London. Life was short-listed for the Rh(TM)ne-Poulenc Prize in 1998, Trilobite! was short-listed for the Samuel Johnson Prize in 2001, and The Hidden Landscape was awarded the Natural World Book of the Year in 1993. He was awarded the Lewis Thomas Prize for science writing by Rockefeller University in 2004. He was Collier Professor for the Public Understanding of Science at the University of Bristol in 2002 and is now a Fellow of the Royal Society. He lives in London.

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