01686cam a2200373 i 4500 1712696296 TxAuBib 20241114120000.0 210407s2021||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9780062853912 0062853910 9780062853929 0062853929 (OCoLC)1245424941 TxAuBib rda Knoll, Andrew H., author. A brief history of Earth : four billion years in eight chapters / Andrew H. Knoll. First edition. New York, NY : Custom House, [2021] ©2021. 260 pages : illustrations, maps ; 20 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier sti rdacontent rdamedia rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-250) and index. Chemical Earth -- Physical Earth -- Biological Earth -- Oxygen Earth -- Animal Earth -- Green Earth -- Catastrophic Earth -- Human Earth. "Drawing on his decades of field research and up-to-the-minute understanding of the latest science, renowned geologist Andrew H. Knoll delivers a rigorous yet accessible biography of Earth, charting our home planet's epic 4.6 billion-year story. Placing twenty first-century climate change in deep context, A Brief History of Earth is an indispensable look at where we've been and where we're going"-- Publisher's description. 20241114. Life Origin. Earth (Planet) Origin.