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a short history of planet earth mountains mammals fire and ice
a splendid introduction to geology and paleontology for the lay reader . to compress earths history into a single lucidly written volume is a major achievement . publishers weekly starred review . br few people have both the knowledge and the writing ability to capture such a long and varied history in a compelling manner . in a short history of planet earth j.d. macdougal demonstrates that he is one of the few . earth . br this exhilarating survey of the four and half billion years of earths history charts both the geological and biological history of the planet . it moves from the origin of the earths iron core to the formation of todays seven continents and from the primordial building blocks of life to the evolution of the human form . br j.d. macdougall san diego california is a professor of earth science at the scripps oceanographic institute of the university of california san diego the premier center for earth science research in the u.s. his work has appeared in scientific american and the mcgraw hill encyclopedia of science and technology .
paperback john wiley & sons 1998 isbn 0471197033
abridged n isbn 13 9780471197034 number of pages 272 publisher john wiley & sons release date 62135769600000 series title wiley popular series