World Before the Deluge

Informationen zum Autor Guillaume Louis Figuier, né à Montpellier le 15 février 1819 et mort le 8 novembre 1894 à Paris, 9ème, est un écrivain et vulgarisateur scientifique français. Klappentext The first English translation, published in 1865, of one of the first popular science books on the Earth's history. Zusammenfassung Published in 1863, La Terre avant le déluge became a classic of popular science and introduced palaeontology to a wider readership. This English translation appeared only two years later. More than 200 illustrations helped to make this one of the most successful works of popular science of its time. Inhaltsverzeichnis A thesis; 1. General considerations; 2. Primary epoch; 3. Secondary epoch; 4. Tertiary epoch; 5. Quaternary epoch; Epilogue; Index.

Product details

• Authors: Louis Figuier
• Assisted by: Henry W. Bristow (Translation)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 05.09.2013
• EAN: 9781108062473
• ISBN: 978-1-108-06247-3
• No. of pages: 524
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - Earth Science
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Palaeontology; SCIENCE / Paleontology, Palaeontology