Earth science [electronic resource] : a scientific history of the solid Earth
Discusses the natural history of Earth, covering geology, botany, zoology, ecology, volcanology, seismology, geomorphology, meteorology, climatology, oceanography, and other scientific disciplines, with an up-to-date version of the geologic time scale, photographs, and sidebars
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Facts on File ,
c2009
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| Series: | Discovering the earth
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| Online Access: | NetLibrary |
| Summary: | Discusses the natural history of Earth, covering geology, botany, zoology, ecology, volcanology, seismology, geomorphology, meteorology, climatology, oceanography, and other scientific disciplines, with an up-to-date version of the geologic time scale, photographs, and sidebars Explains the steps that we have taken to better understand how the earth functions and examines the development of Earth science. |
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| Item Description: | Description based on print version record |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xv, 224 p.) : ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 0816060975 1438126948 (electronic bk.) 9780816060979 9781438126944 (electronic bk.) |