Life
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Author
Publication
1997-04-28 - HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
Language
English
Word Count
104,000 words, Guess
Page Count
416 pages
Identifiers
- Internet Archivelifeunauthorised0000fort_l0p9
- ISBN-100002555603
- ISBN-139780002555609
- LibraryThing176804
- OCLC Control Number38012861
and 2 more
- Better World Books9780002555609
- Open LibraryOL7256152M
Classifications
- LCCQH366.2 F69 1997
- DDC576.8
Description
Richard Fortey guides us from the barren globe spinning in space, through the very earliest signs of life in the sulphurous hot springs and volcanic vents of the young planet, the appearance of cells, the slow creation of an atmosphere and the evolution of myriad forms of plants and animals that could then be sustained, including the magnificent era of the dinosaurs, and on to the last moment before the debut of Homo sapiens. Fortey weaves this history out of the most delicate traceries left in rock, stone and earth. He also explains how, on each aspect of nature and life, scientists have reached the understanding we have today, who made the key discoveries, who their opponents were and why certain ideas won.
Subjects
Other Editions
- Life
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