| Title | : | Deep Time: A Journey through 4.5 Billion Years of Our Planet |
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| ISBN | : | 1787397432 |
| ISBN-10 | : | 9781787397439 |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages | : | 224 |
| Publication | : | First published September 1, 2021 |
Deep time is the timescale of the geological events that have shaped our planet. Whilst so immense as to challenge human understanding, its evidence is nonetheless visible all around us.
Through explanations of the latest research and over 200 fascinating images, Deep Time explores this evidence, from the visible layers in ancient rock to the hiss of static on the radio, and from fossilized shark's teeth to underwater forests. These relics of ancient epochs, many of which we can see and touch today, connect our present to the distant past and answer broader questions about our place in the timeline of the Earth.
Charting 4.5 billion years of geological history, this is the story of our world, from its birth to the dawn of civilization.
Through explanations of the latest research and over 200 fascinating images, Deep Time explores this evidence, from the visible layers in ancient rock to the hiss of static on the radio, and from fossilized shark's teeth to underwater forests. These relics of ancient epochs, many of which we can see and touch today, connect our present to the distant past and answer broader questions about our place in the timeline of the Earth.
Charting 4.5 billion years of geological history, this is the story of our world, from its birth to the dawn of civilization.
Deep Time: A Journey through 4.5 Billion Years of Our Planet Reviews
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13.77 billion years of history, broken up into manageable small pieces. Each chapter is only a few pages long and covers some aspect of deep time that gives us insight, including neutrinos, mitochondria, and coelacanths. Full color photographs and diagrams accompany each chapter.
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3.5 bump down to 3. Great pictures and concept but I don’t know, it just couldn’t hold my interest even though this is the exact thing that normally does interest me and even though it’s in the same vein as the sci-fi novel I just read, Evolution.
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Another fascinating informative read from one of my new favourite science writers.
