Origins: The Evolution of Continents, Oceans, and Life Redfern RonPevná vazba
Origins: The Evolution of Continents, Oceans, and Life Redfern RonPevná vazba Changes in climate and sea level are nothing new - over the last 700 million years, the Earth has been slowly but…
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Origins: The Evolution of Continents, Oceans, and Life Redfern RonPevná vazba
Changes in climate and sea level are nothing new - over the last 700 million years, the Earth has been slowly but constantly changing from within. Such insecurity lies at the heart of both the physical and the living world, providing the creative impetus for all life forms to confront change, adapt and evolve.This exceptional book celebrates the inevitability of global change and highlights our need as human beings to recognize and adjust to it. We now know that our planet's surface, far from being fixed or stable, is composed of tectonic plates in continual movement, drifting in oceans which themselves appear and disappear over millennia.
Its unique structure Its entertaining and accessible text displays a remarkable breadth and diversity of knowledge, drawing upon discoveries in natural history, geology, geography and paleontology to unravel secrets of millions of years.