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Frozen earth : the once and future story of ice ages /
In this engrossing and accessible book, Doug Macdougall explores the causes and effects of ice ages that have gripped our planet throughout its history, from the earliest known glaciation-nearly three billion years ago-to the present. Following the development of scientific ideas about these dramati...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Berkeley :
University of California Press,
2013.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | In this engrossing and accessible book, Doug Macdougall explores the causes and effects of ice ages that have gripped our planet throughout its history, from the earliest known glaciation-nearly three billion years ago-to the present. Following the development of scientific ideas about these dramatic events, Macdougall traces the lives of many of the brilliant and intriguing characters who have contributed to the evolving understanding of how ice ages come about. As it explains how the great Pleistocene Ice Age has shaped the earth's landscape and influenced the course of human evolution, F. |
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| Notas: | First paperback printing 2006. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xxvi, 256 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-248) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780520954946 0520954947 1299051588 9781299051584 9780520239227 0520239229 0520248244 9780520248243 0520275926 9780520275928 |