EVOLUTION OF THE EARTH by Dott, Robert H ISBN 0073661872
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Reveals the logical framework of geology and shows relations of the science to the totality of human knowledge. This book uses dioramas and reconstructions of extinct animals and plants so that students can get a more vivid concept of typical life in any part of the geologic past. It also includes color photos of classic fossils from each period.
This book reveals the logical framework of geology, shows relations of the science to the totality of human knowledge, and gives some idea of what it is to be a participant in the discipline. In keeping with the preference for a 'How do we know?' rather than 'What do we know?' approach, the authors stress which assumptions are made by earth historians, what kinds of evidence (and tools for gathering that evidence), and which processes of reasoning and limitations of hypotheses are involved in reconstructing and interpreting the past. Each chapter begins with a list of highlights entitled 'Major Concepts.' Many chapters have a summary timeline that puts the entire sequence of events into a quick visual reference frame. The use of dioramas and reconstructions of extinct animals and plants has been greatly expanded, so that students can get a more vivid concept of typical life in any part of the geological past. In many places, the authors have supplied a full page of colour photos of classic fossils from each period to improve the visual recognition of the organisms that give life its distinctive history. The areas of hottest controversy, such as mass extinctions, dinosaur endothermy, the origin of life, and controversies over late Proterozoic tectonics and glaciation, have been given separate sections so that students can appreciate the different sides of the debates.
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[edit] Title
EVOLUTION OF THE EARTH
[edit] Author
Dott, Robert H
[edit] ISBN
0073661872
[edit] Published
30/09/2001
[edit] Publisher
McGraw-Hill Publishing Co.
[edit] Binding
hardback
[edit] Retail Price
105.99 (GBP)
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105.99 (GBP)
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