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Origins' 13 chapters cover the whole range of the Earth's extraordinarily dynamic history. From the mechanism of plate tectonics whereby oceans have been created and destroyed and continents shuffled about over the last 4 billion and more years, the reader is taken on a long journey through the evolution of life, the formation and destruction of mountain ranges to the human occupation of Earth's landscapes. We hear the extraordinary stories of the scientists, like Alfred Wegener who pioneered the theory of continental drift; scientists and explorers who lived and died for their ideas. Accompanied by an extensive glossary, bibliography and index, Origins is a must for anyone interested in Earth's wonderful geological history. --Douglas Palmer. --Ce texte fait référence à l'édition Relié .
