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Why Geology Matters : Decoding the Past, Anticipating the Future by Macdougall, Doug is a science book available to read on EtoBox.
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In this engrossing and accessible book, Doug Macdougall explores the causes and effects of ice ages that have gripped our planet throughout its history, from the earliest known glaciation--nearly three billion years ago--to the present. Following the development of scientific ideas about these dramatic events, Macdougall traces the lives of many of the brilliant and intriguing characters who have contributed to the evolving understanding of how ice ages come about. As it explains how the great P
Who reads Why Geology Matters : Decoding the Past, Anticipating the Future?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Macdougall, Doug
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Published
- 2008
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780520948921
- Category
- science
- Subjects
- Science, Historical Fiction, Oceanography
- Rating
- 4 / 5 (62 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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