Life : a natural history of the first four billion years of life on Earth
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New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1998.
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First American edition.
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Published
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1998.
Format
Book
Edition
First American edition.
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xiii, 346 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Language
English
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 331-332) and index.
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Richard Fortey guides us from the barren globe spinning in space, through the very earliest signs of life in the sulphurous hot springs and volcanic vents of the young planet, the appearance of cells, the slow creation of an atmosphere and the evolution of myriad forms of plants and animals that could then be sustained, including the magnificent era of the dinosaurs, and on to the last moment before the debut of Homo sapiens. Fortey weaves this history out of the most delicate traceries left in rock, stone and earth. He also explains how, on each aspect of nature and life, scientists have reached the understanding we have today, who made the key discoveries, who their opponents were and why certain ideas won
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Fortey, R. A. (1998). Life: a natural history of the first four billion years of life on Earth (First American edition.). Alfred A. Knopf.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Fortey, Richard A. 1998. Life: A Natural History of the First Four Billion Years of Life On Earth. Alfred A. Knopf.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Fortey, Richard A. Life: A Natural History of the First Four Billion Years of Life On Earth Alfred A. Knopf, 1998.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Fortey, Richard A. Life: A Natural History of the First Four Billion Years of Life On Earth First American edition., Alfred A. Knopf, 1998.
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