Ice Age: How a Change of Climate Made Us Human - Brossura

Gribbin, John

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ISBN 10: 0141007303 ISBN 13: 9780141007304

Casa editrice: Penguin, 2003

Riassunto

For years scientists refused to believe that Ice Ages existed. In fact the idea that the Earth could once have been covered with ice only emerged in the 1830s. And even then the idea was seen as extremely eccentric. Amazingly, it was not until themid-1970s that Ice Ages were fully understood. John and Mary Gribbin tell this 140-year story, focussing on the bizarre personalities involved, all working in the face of public adversity - including a Glaswegian janitor who was able to use the Andersonian Museum library to do his own amateur research.

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L'autore:

John Gribbin is the acclaimed author of many popular science books in Penguin, including The Little Book of Science (1999).
Mary Gribbin is best known as a writer of science books for young readers. Together the Gribbins have written several science books, including Richard Feynman: A Life in Science (Penguin, 1998).

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• Editore: Penguin
• Data di pubblicazione: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0141007303
• ISBN 13: 9780141007304
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 112