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E. arth is an active place. Earthquakes rip along plate boundaries, volcanoes spew fountains of molten lava, and mountain ranges and seabed are constantly created and destroyed. Earth scientists have long been concerned with deciphering the history—and predicting the future—of this active planet.
The epic story of Earth’s evolution and development is a journey that begins almost 14 billion years ago, with the formation of atoms and molecules shortly after the big bang.
The Earth formed at about the same time as the other terrestrial planets in the inner part of the Solar System as it cooled. The first 4 billion years of Earth’s history, from its formation to the first appearance of shelly fossils 545 million years ago, is known as the Precambrian (see Figure 1).
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- - Dr. David A. Rothery The Open University
Fully updated throughout, including revised illustrations and new images from NASA missions, this new edition provides an overview of Earth’s history from a planetary science perspec-tive, for undergraduates in earth science, planetary science, and astronomy. The evolution of the Earth is described in the con-text of what we know about other planet...
“The keenly awaited second edition of Lunine’s book does not disappoint. The clarity of writing and level of scholarship remain high, and there is no other treatment of our planet with this interdisciplinary breadth. As we home in on Earth-like worlds far from home, this book is a perfect component for an undergraduate astronomy or astrobiology cou...
“Earth: Evolution of a Habitable World brings the knowledge gained by 50 years of Solar System exploration back to Earth and infuses the often hazy first half of Earth history with new energy and insight, providing a unique perspective on the entire history of our home planet.” - Professor James Head Louis and Elizabeth Scherck Distinguished Profes...
Combining astrobiology with the natural world as we know it, THE STORY OF EARTH advances two controversial claims: that life evolved from rocks, and that most of the planet’s minerals derive from life. (By extension, finding these minerals elsewhere in the universe would signal extraterrestrial life).
26 de abr. de 2012 · [PDF] The Story of Earth: The First 4.5 Billion Years, from Stardust to Living Planet | Semantic Scholar. DOI: 10.5860/choice.50-1480. Corpus ID: 128446455. The Story of Earth: The First 4.5 Billion Years, from Stardust to Living Planet. R. Hazen. Published 26 April 2012. Geology, Environmental Science. Earth evolves.
