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Overview
This book combines geology, astronomy, evolution, history, cosmology, and painting to tell the complete and vivid history of that elegant marble known as Earth.
An excellent, up-to-date, and visually exciting introduction to earth science. --Booklist
This book should appeal to a broad audience and is recommended for high school and all size public libraries.
Editorials
Library Journal
This book is in the tradition of the authors' popular space-oriented books, including The Grand Tour (LJ 12/1/81) and, with Pamela Lee, Out of the Cradle (LJ 12/84). The focus here, however, is on the history of the Earth from its birth to its postulated end, with more emphasis given to Earth's early evolution and the early history of life than is typically the case in books for the general public. Vividly written, the text reflects Hartmann's breadth of knowledge and specific expertise (overall it is good, but the astronomical parts seem most accurate); the color illustrations promise to be evocative. This book should appeal to a broad audience and is recommended for high school and all size public libraries. (Illustrations not seen.)-- Joseph Hannibal, Cleveland Museum of Natural HistoryBooknews
Hartmann is an astronomer, textbook author, and artist; Miller is a former art director at the Air and Space Museum in Washington DC. The product of their collaboration holds engaging, informative text dramatized by imaginative paintings and is attractively designed for a general or high school/junior college audience. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)Book Details
Published
December 1, 1991
Publisher
Workman Publishing
Pages
272
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9781563051227