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Author Hazen, Robert M., 1948-

Title The story of Earth : the first 4.5 billion years, from stardust to living planet / Robert M. Hazen.

Publication Info. New York : Viking, 2012.

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Location Call No. Status OPAC Message Public Note Gift Note
 Moore Stacks  QE501 .H325 2012    Available  ---
Description 306 pages ; 24 cm
Note Includes index.
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.
Summary In this radical new approach to Earth's biography, senior Carnegie Institution researcher and national bestselling author Robert M. Hazen reveals how the co-evolution of the geosphere and biosphere--of rocks and living matter--has shaped our planet into the only one of its kind in the Solar System, if not the entire cosmos.
Provenance Gift of Paul and Mary Haas.
Subject Earth (Planet)
Earth (Planet)
ISBN 9780670023554
0670023558