Super Volcanoes
What They Reveal about Earth and the Worlds Beyond
$42.40
- Hardcover
336 pages
- Release Date
3 December 2021
Summary
Volcanoes are capable of acts of pyrotechnical prowess verging on magic: they spout black magma more fluid than water, create shimmering cities of glass at the bottom of the ocean and frozen lakes of lava on the moon, and can even tip entire planets over. Despite their reputation for destruction, volcanoes are inseparable from the creation of our planet.
Super Volcanoes revels in the incomparable power of volcanic eruptions past and present, Earth-bound and otherwise, it expl…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780393542066 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0393542068 |
| Author: | Robin George Andrews |
| Publisher: | Ww Norton & Co |
| Imprint: | WW Norton & Co |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 336 |
| Release Date: | 3 December 2021 |
| Weight: | 530g |
| Dimensions: | 30mm x 160mm x 236mm |
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Critics Review
“Super Volcanoes sculpt the sea, land and sky, and alter the machinery of life. Join science writer Robin George Andrews on a journey from Yellowstone, Tanzania and the ocean floor on Earth to the moon, Venus and Mars. ” – Don’t Miss… - New Scientist
““In Super Volcanoes, Robin George Andrews takes readers on a Cook’s tour of volcanoes near and far, fuelling a broader curiosity about our planet and its place in the solar system… Andrews’s descriptions are breezy, readily engaging the reader… He is at his best when discussing those who live in the shadow of volcanoes and, especially, the scientists who study them.”” – Andrew H. Knoll - Times Literary Supplement
Robin George Andrews
Robin George Andrews is an award-winning science journalist who regularly writes about the Earth, space, and planetary sciences for outlets including the New York Times, the Atlantic, National Geographic, Scientific American, Washington Post, Nature, Atlas Obscura, and Quanta Magazine. He lives in London, England.
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