Fossils
A Very Short Introduction
$29.04
- Paperback
160 pages
- Release Date
30 November 2005
Summary
Fossils have been vital to our understanding of the formation of the earth and the origins of all life on it. However, their impact has not been limited to debates about geology and evolution: attempts to explain their existence has shaken religion at its very roots, and they have remained a subject of ceaseless fascination for people of all ages and backgrounds.
In this delightful book, Keith Thomson provides a remarkably all-encompassing explanation of fossils as a phenomenon. How d…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780192805041 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0192805045 |
| Author: | Keith Thomson |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
| Imprint: | Oxford University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 160 |
| Release Date: | 30 November 2005 |
| Weight: | 140g |
| Dimensions: | 174mm x 111mm x 10mm |
| Series: | Very Short Introductions |
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About The Author
Keith Thomson
Keith Thomson is Professor and Director of the Oxford University Museum of Natural History. He writes a regular column for American Scientist, and has published over 200 scientific and popular articles. Publications also include Treasure on Earth (Faber 2002), The Common But Less Frequent Loon (Yale, 1996–nominated for national book award), and The Watch on the Heath (under preparation with HarperCollins).
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