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This book examines the immense and varied impact that catastrophic change can have on the development of life on earth.
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This book examines the immense and varied impact that catastrophic change can have on the development of life on earth. Opening with a remarkable account of supernovae and the nature of stellar catastrophe, it examines the way evolution itself can proceed through genetic jumps of catastrophic proportions. Finally, it offers insights into our fundamental incapacity when confronted by major threats to life and health.
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Understanding Catastrophe (Darwin College Lectures)
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Cambridge University Press, 1992
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UNDERSTANDING CATASTROPHE
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Hardback. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. First edition. 1st 1992. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper. The Darwin College Lectures. Edited by Janine Bourriau. Examining the immense and varied impact that catastrophic change can have on the development of life on earth. Blue cloth boards, white title to spine. B/w illustrations and diagrams. 213 pages including index. Corners lightly bumped. Light browning and minor foxing to text block. A few foxspots to half-title page else contents clean. Dustwrapper is faded to spine, wear to top of spine, and edge creased with a couple of small tears. Packaged with care and promptly dispatched! Codice articolo 1602896
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Understanding Catastrophe : Its Impact on Life on Earth
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Hard Cover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. First Edition. No marks or inscriptions. A very clean crisp very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn with a little indenting and minor creasing to edges. 213pp. This book examines the immense and varied impact that catastrophic change can have on the development of life on earth. It begins with a chapter on supernovae and the nature of stellar catastrophe and how evolution itself can proceed through genetic jumps. It goes on to discuss natural catastrophes such as earthquakes and cyclones and how these affect human populations. A final chapter provides some unsettling insights into our fundamental incapacity when confronted by major threats to life and health of a medical nature. We do not use stock photos, the picture displayed is of the actual book for sale. Every one of our books is in stock in the UK ready for immediate delivery. Size: 10 x 7 inches. Codice articolo 005959
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