Cherry Lewis

The Dating Game

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

In this book, Cherry Lewis skilfully blends the history of gauging the age of the Earth with a biography of Arthur Holmes, a British geologist who was a pioneer of geochronology. Both fascinating and touching, this book appeals to a broad readership of both geologists and science enthusiasts.

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Produktdetails

• Canto Classics
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 268
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. März 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 388g
• ISBN-13: 9781107659599
• ISBN-10: 1107659590
• Artikelnr.: 35119319

Autorenporträt

In this book, Cherry Lewis skilfully blends the history of gauging the age of the Earth with a biography of Arthur Holmes, a British geologist who was a pioneer of geochronology. Both fascinating and touching, this book appeals to a broad readership of both geologists and science enthusiasts.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Prelude to the game; 2. A brief history of time; 3. Darwin's sorest trouble; 4. Mysterious rays; 5. Doomsday postponed; 6. Holidays in Mozambique; 7. This vegetable prison; 8. A brimful of promise; 9. Liquid gold in Yenangyaung; 10. Durham days; 11. The Ardnamurchan affair; 12. Rewards and retributions; 13. Why does the sun shine?; 14. The age of uranium; 15. The age of the earth; 16. Loose ends; Thanks and acknowledgements; Selected bibliography.

Rezensionen

'... a gripping tale to tell ... I would recommend it ... to anyone who has the slightest interest in how our planet came to be the way it is.' John Gribbin, The Sunday Times