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The story of Earth : the first 4.5 billion years, from stardust to living planet / Robert M. Hazen.
Publication details: New York : Viking, 2012.Description: 306 p. ; 24 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780670023554 :
- 0670023558 :
- QE501 .H325 2012
Contents:
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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| QE 471.2 .S73 Earth surface sediment transport / | QE 501 .B818 1990 The miracle planet / | QE 501 .D8 1960 Historical geology / | QE 501 .H325 2012 The story of Earth : the first 4.5 billion years, from stardust to living planet / | QE 501 .J4 1970 The earth : its origin, history and physical constitution. | QE 522 .O58 2011 Eruptions that shook the world / | QE 522 .R68 2010 Volcanoes, earthquakes and tsunamis / |
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.
Includes index.
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