Natural History of Time

Informationen zum Autor Pascal Richet is professor of geophysics at the Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris. He is the author of! among other books! The Physical Basis of Thermodynamics. John Venerella is the translator of A Naturalist's Guide to the Tropics! also published by the University of Chicago Press. Klappentext For most of history! people trusted mythology or religion to provide an answer to the pressing question of the earth's age. This title tells the fascinating story of how scientists and philosophers examined those clues and from them built a chronological scale that has made it possible to reconstruct the history of nature itself. Zusammenfassung For most of history! people trusted mythology or religion to provide an answer to the pressing question of the earth's age. This title tells the fascinating story of how scientists and philosophers examined those clues and from them built a chronological scale that has made it possible to reconstruct the history of nature itself.

Product details

• Authors: Pascal Richet, Pascal Richet, Pascal/ Venerella Richet, Richet Pascal
• Assisted by: John Venerella (Translation), Venerella John (Translation)
• Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.05.2010
• EAN: 9780226712888
• ISBN: 978-0-226-71288-8
• No. of pages: 481
• Dimensions: 146 mm x 222 mm x 32 mm
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > General, dictionaries; HISTORY / Social History, SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / General, Earth Sciences