Sinopsis de A Short History of Planet Earth: Mountains, Mammals, Fire, and Ice

A Short History of Planet Earth tracks the life of the Earth, from its formation four-and-a-half billion years ago to the present. The author surveys the full range of knowledge in the earth and life sciences about how the planet was formed, how life evolved, and how the geology and climate has changed through all the periods of the Earth's history. This book provides the latest answers to all the most popular questions, such as: How life began; Why the Ice Ages happened; Why the dinosaurs became extinct; How the continents moved around; What causes earthquakes and why volcanoes erupt; What is the truth about global warming? It introduces many new theories about long-standing mysteries, such as the n...

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