Earth and Life - A History of Four Billion Years

Telling the story of the four-billion-year history of Earth and life, this book attempts to answer some of our most fundamental questions: how did our Earth come to be? How did the Earth's oceans, atmosphere, and climate form? How did life begin?

About the author

Anne Nédélec studied geology and biology at the Ecole Normale Supérieure (France). She became a Professor in Earth Sciences at the university of Yaounde (Cameroon) and Toulouse (France). She was also an invited researcher at the university of São Paulo (Brazil). She did geological field work in Brazil, Madagascar, Cameroon and other African countries. She is an international specialist of granitic rocks. Her main research themes are the formation of the oldest continents as well as the past climates of the Earth.

Product details

• Authors: Anne Nedelec, Anne Nédélec, Nedelec Anne
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 26.06.2025
• EAN: 9780198945420
• ISBN: 978-0-19-894542-0
• No. of pages: 272
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geology; SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Geology, Historical Geology, Historical geology and palaeogeology