EAN: 9780241536438

THE SCIENCE OF THE EARTH - CHRIS PACKHAM GEBUNDEN

Elegant design combined with beautiful images to explore and explain Earth's natural riches.
This is an informative  visually arresting introduction to planet Earth. The core of the book
features large  detailed photographs of single objects  many of them small enough to be held in
the hand  that each speak volumes about an aspect of Earth's environments and how they work.
For example  bubbles of ancient air trapped inside an Antarctic ice core reveal how Earth's
climate has changed over time. A piece of pumice thrown several miles into the air by a volcano
helps to explain what happens when tectonic plates collide. The book is structured around an
imaginary journey that takes the reader from the inner core to Earth's surface (including both
land and oceans) and up to the top of the atmosphere. Taking in environments such as grasslands
forests  and reefs  the coverage includes both living and inanimate realms. Feature spreads
each throw a spotlight on an iconic place  such as the Amazon Rainforest or the Dead Sea  or a
particular process  such as glacial erosion. Many of the most fascinating parts of the natural
world are beyond reach. This beautiful  informative book brings them up-close and within our
grasp.

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