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The story of our home planet and the organisms spread across its surface is far more spectacular than any Hollywood blockbuster, filled with enough plot twists to rival a bestselling thriller. But only recently have we begun to piece together the whole mystery into a coherent narrative. Drawing on his decades of field research and up-to-the-minute understanding of the latest science, geologist Andrew H. Knoll delivers a biography of Earth, charting...
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Wiley
Pub. Date
[2011]
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English
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"Get a rock-solid grasp on geology ... Whether you're looking to supplement classroom learning or are simply interested in earth sciences, this guide gives you a straightforward introduction to the study of the earth, its materials, and its processes"--Page 4 of cover.
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Geological Survey bulletin volume 1123-A
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U.S. G.P.O
Pub. Date
1960
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English
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Geological Survey bulletin volume 1123-C
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U.S. G.P.O
Pub. Date
1963
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English
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Contributions of Department of Geology Columbia University volume 42, no. 4
Pub. Date
1929
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English
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English
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Explains why an awareness of Earth's temporal rhythms is critical to planetary survival and offers suggestions for how to create a more time-literate society.
"Why an awareness of Earth's temporal rhythms is critical to our planetary survival: Few of us have any conception of the enormous timescales in our planet's long history, and this narrow perspective underlies many of the environmental problems we are creating for ourselves. The passage of...
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Charlesbridge
Pub. Date
[2023]
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English
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"In this interactive picture book, young readers push, press, and pound rocks on the page, using their imagination to explore. They learn about different types of rocks, the structure of Earth, and how we humans use rocks and minerals. Back matter includes a real-world experiment for investigating the hardness of rocks"--
15) Geology of the Great Plains and mountain west: investigate how the Earth was formed with 15 projects
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Nomad Press
Pub. Date
[2011]
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English
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Learn how geology and physical geography are intertwined and explore the unique setting of the Great Plains and the Rocky Mountains. The region includes the states of Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan, Indiana, and Ohio.
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1091 Media
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2020.
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English
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Amid protests and controversy, young-earth creationists build an enormous, $120 million "life-size" Noah's Ark in rural Kentucky with the specific aim of proving that the Bible is scientifically and historically accurate. WE BELIEVE IN DINOSAURS follows the building of the Ark from blueprints to Opening Day through the eyes of three Kentuckians: Doug, a devoted creationist and gifted artist who creates lifelike animals for the Ark; Dan, a geologist...
18) Rocks & minerals
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1120L
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English
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"Unearth a treasure trove of geological knowledge with this in-depth guide to over 500 rocks and minerals"--
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Pantheon Books
Pub. Date
[2013]
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English
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Shubin shows how the entirety of the universe's fourteen-billion-year history can be seen in our bodies as he moves from our very molecular composition (a result of stellar events at the origin of our solar system) through the workings of our eyes.
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