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Paperback Planet Earth: Cosmology, Geology, and the Evolution of Life and Environment Book

ISBN: 0521409497

ISBN13: 9780521409490

Planet Earth: Cosmology, Geology, and the Evolution of Life and Environment

The next few decades are likely to witness deep environmental crises, crises we will be able to cope with only through a clear understanding of the complex, delicate system of which we are part. Fortunately, the great advances made in all fields of science since World War II make it possible to reconstruct the entire life history of the world we live in, from the Big Bang to the present, and thus to understand how the system works. This book presents...

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The Text For My Dream Earth Science Course.

At this point in history, I teach a college preparatory course in earth science to 9th graders in northern Orange County, California. I don't have my MS [didn't finish my research or write my thesis], so I won't be teaching a basic earth science course at a junior college anytime soon. And even if the College Board okays an AP Geology course, I doubt this book will wind up on the approved text list. However, I can dream...

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