Origins
The Evolution of Continents, Oceans and Life
Published on 10. August 2000
Book
Hardback
360 pages
978-0-304-35403-0 (ISBN)
Description
The Earth is slowly but constantly changing from within. Over the last 700 million years, continents have come and gone, oceans have been formed and destroyed and the climate has radically changed. These changes have left physical evidence behind, presented in this book in aerial photographs.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Orion Publishing Co
Illustrations
200 photographs, 150
Dimensions
Height: 297 mm
Width: 275 mm
Thickness: 32 mm
Weight
2285 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-304-35403-0 (9780304354030)
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Person
Following a career in research and development for food and pharmaceutical companies, Ron Redfern became a bestselling science writer, illustrating his books with spectacular interpretative landscape photography. He has also received many prestigious literary and academic awards for his work.
Content
First light; a new look at an old planet; Tornquist's sea; the third age; middle Earth; new world; Atlantic realm; maritime west; midland and Nordic seas; fountains of youth; children of the apple tree; between two waves of the sea.