NHS Logo
Image from Google Jackets

The Earth : an intimate history

By: London : Harper Collins, 2015Description: x, 501p 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color), color facsimile, maps, portraits (some color)ISBN:
  • 9780006551379
  • 0006551378
Subject(s): Summary: The face of the earth, criss-crossed by chains of mountains like the scars of old wounds, has changed constantly over billions of years. Its shape records a remote past of earthquakes, volcanos and continental drift, and the ongoing subtle shifts that bring our planet alive. Richard Fortey introduces us to the earth’s distinct character, revealing the life that it leads when humans aren’t watching. He follows the continual movement of seabeds, valleys, mountain ranges and ice caps and shows how everything – our culture, natural history, even the formation of our cities – has its roots in geology. In Richard Fortey’s hands, geology becomes vital and exhilarating and unmistakably informs our lives in the most intimate way.
Star ratings
    Average rating: 0.0 (0 votes)
Holdings
Item type Home library Class number Status Date due Barcode
Book South London and Maudsley Trust Library Shelves ZZ8 FOR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available slam000416

First published 2004

The face of the earth, criss-crossed by chains of mountains like the scars of old wounds, has changed constantly over billions of years. Its shape records a remote past of earthquakes, volcanos and continental drift, and the ongoing subtle shifts that bring our planet alive.

Richard Fortey introduces us to the earth’s distinct character, revealing the life that it leads when humans aren’t watching. He follows the continual movement of seabeds, valleys, mountain ranges and ice caps and shows how everything – our culture, natural history, even the formation of our cities – has its roots in geology. In Richard Fortey’s hands, geology becomes vital and exhilarating and unmistakably informs our lives in the most intimate way.

There are no comments on this title.

to post a comment.