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The story of Earth : the first 4.5 billion years, from stardust to living planet / Robert M. Hazen.
In this radical new approach to Earth's biography, senior Carnegie Institution researcher and national bestselling author Robert M. Hazen reveals how the co-evolution of the geosphere and biosphere--of rocks and living matter--has shaped our planet into the only one of its kind in the Solar System, if not the entire cosmos.
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- ISBN: 9780143123644
- ISBN: 0143123645
- Physical Description: 306 pages : 1 illustration ; 21 cm
- Publisher: New York, NY : Penguin Books, 2013.
- Copyright: ©2012.
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| General Note: | Includes index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Birth : the formation of Earth -- The big thwack : the formation of the Moon -- Black Earth : the first basalt crust -- Blue Earth : the formation of the oceans -- Gray Earth : the first granite crust -- Living Earth : the origins of life -- Red Earth : photosynthesis and the great oxidation event -- The "boring" billion : the mineral revolution -- White Earth : the snowball-hothouse cycle -- Green Earth : the rise of the terrestrial biosphere -- The future : scenarios of a changing planet. |
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| Subject: | Earth (Planet) |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Kirtland Community College Library | QE 501 .H394 2013 | 30775305482847 | General Collection | Available | - |
The Story of Earth : The First 4. 5 Billion Years, from Stardust to Living Planet
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The Story of Earth : The First 4. 5 Billion Years, from Stardust to Living Planet
Robert M. Hazen is the Clarence Robinson professor of earth science at George Mason University and a senior scientist at the Carnegie Institution's Geophysical Laboratory. The author of numerous books--including the bestselling Science Matters-- he lives in Glen Echo, Maryland.
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