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English
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Tells the story of William Smith, the eighteenth-century Englishman known as the father of modern geology, discussing his discovery of distinct layers of rock in the Earth, his publication of a map that displayed his findings, and his long road to attaining the recognition he deserved.
Author
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Language
English
Description
A compilation of five books presenting a geological history of North America, the first four were previously published as Basin and Range (1981), In Suspect Terrain (1983), Rising from the Plains (1986), and Assembling California (1993), plus a final book, Crossing the Craton
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English
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"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."--
Author
Series
Publisher
Farrar, Straus, Giroux
Language
English
Description
The first of John McPhee's works in his series on geology and geologists, Basin and Range is a book of journeys through ancient terrains, always in juxtaposition with travels in the modern world--a history of vanished landscapes, enhanced by the histories of people who bring them to light. The title refers to the physiographic province of the United States that reaches from eastern Utah to eastern California, a silent world of austere beauty, of hundreds...
Author
Publisher
Pegasus Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First Pegasus Books cloth edition.
Physical Desc
xx, 444 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
The immense scale of geologic time is difficult to comprehend. Our lives-- and the entirety of human history-- are mere nanoseconds on this timescale. Yet we hugely influenced by the land we live on. From shales and fossil fuels, from lake beds to soil composition, from elevation to fault lines, what could be more relevant that the history of the ground beneath our feet? For most of modern history, geologists could say little more about why mountains...
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Publisher
Eerdmans Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
48 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
"Come closer and look at these rocks: they're not normal stones at all! They're thousands and thousands of mollusks, fossilized together in the sediment. But how did a million oysters ever land on top of a mountain? Written by a geologist, this inquisitive journey guides readers through the movements of seas, strata, and tectonic plates. The landscapes of the present can be clues to events in the past. Lush, atmospheric illustrations offer fascinating...
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Series
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
xv, 184 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm
Language
English
Description
"Geopedia is a brief compendium of geological facts and lore, by the award-winning author of Timefulness"--
"A garden of geologic delights for all earthlings, Geopedia is a trove of geologic wonders and the evocative terms that humans have devised to describe them. Featuring dozens of entries -- from Acasta gneiss to Zircon -- this illustrated compendium is brimming with lapidary and lexical insights that will delight rockhounds and word lovers alike....
Publisher
Music Box Films
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (89 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
From Oscar-winning director Luc Jacquet (*March of the Penguins*) comes a stirring portrait of French glaciologist Claude Lorius whose groundbreaking research in Antarctica gave us the first clear evidence of man-made global climate change. Through remarkable archival footage and stunning drone cinematography, this is an epic tale where science and adventure meet, equal parts contemplative memoir and an ardent call to action. Nominated for a...
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (159 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A landmark three-part series made in conjunction with the BBC, Kingdoms of the Sky reveals the extraordinary animals and remarkable people who make a home on the iconic mountain ranges of the world.
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