Historical Atlas of the Earth

by Roger Osborne and Stephen Jay Gould

Book Overview

The Earth has existed for more than 4600 million years, during this time continents have formed, broken up, collided and drifted apart. Land masses have been submerged, sea beds lifted up, mountain... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 080504552X
• ISBN13: 9780805045529
• Release Date: March 1996
• Publisher: Henry Holt & Company
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 1.98 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 8.6" x 11.3"

Customer Reviews

Ancient (really ancient) atlas

Intended for the general reader, this well illustrated book is an atlas of the Earth from the Archean to the present. Geological concepts are explained well, and are tied together with the paleontology of various periods.