Terence Mccarthy, Bruce Rubidge

Broschiertes Buch

The Story of Earth & Life

A Southern African Perspective on a 4.6-Billion-Year Journey

Beschreibung

Provides a fascinating insight into this remarkable history - how southern Africa 's mineral deposits were formed, how its life evolved and how its landscape was shaped.

Autor

Prof. Terence McCarthy is Professor of Mineral Geochemistry at the University of the Witwatersrand. He has wide research interests in the earth sciences, including economic and environmental geology, geochemistry and geomorphology, and is a leading expert on the geology of wetlands, especially the Okavango Delta in Botswana.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Penguin Random House South Africa
• Seitenzahl: 336
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. September 2006
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 239mm x 164mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 889g
• ISBN-13: 9781770071483
• ISBN-10: 1770071482
• Artikelnr.: 21748178