A Brief History of Earth
Harvard University's Fisher Professor of Natural History is Andrew H. Knoll. His awards include the International Prize for Biology, the National Academy of Sciences' Charles Doolittle Walcott and Mary Clark Thompson Medals, the Paleontological Society Medal, and the Geological Society of London's Wollaston Medal.
How well do you understand the terrain beneath your feet?
It's likely that where you're standing was previously cooking beneath a swirling sea of lava, crushed by a towering sheet of ice, rocked by a nearby meteor strike, or smothered by noxious vapors, submerged beneath seas, perched atop a mountain range, or roamed by frightening beasts. Most, if not all, of the preceding.
The narrative of our planet and the organisms that live on it is far more magnificent than any Hollywood film, with plot twists that equal a best-selling novel. However, we have only lately begun to piece together the entire riddle into a logical narrative. Known geologist Andrew H. Knoll provides a rigorous yet approachable biography of Earth, tracing our home planet's epic 4.6 billion-year story, drawing on decades of field investigation and up-to-date understanding of the newest science. A Brief History of Earth is a must-read for everyone interested in where we've been and where we're heading in the twenty-first century. It is considered one of the best books on astronomy.
Author: Andrew H. Knoll
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