{"product_id":"9780470022214","title":"Earth Time Exploring the Deep Past from Victorian England to the Grand Canyon","description":"\u003ch1\u003eEarth Time\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eExploring the Deep Past from Victorian England to the Grand Canyon\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eDouglas Palmer\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eHistory \/ World\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eThe dramatic history of planet Earth and the rocky road to understanding the past  \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eA probing account of the history of the earth and an introduction to the many eccentric characters that have attempted to understand its origins.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFull of fascinating anecdotes about 19th century explorers and natural philosophers who first carved up Earth's history just as others were carving up the globe.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eUnravels the fascinating history of rock strata and the implications they have had on accepted theories on the Earth's life.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eConsiders the future of the earth, and what a repeat of some of the catastrophic events of the earth's past, such as major earthquakes and asteroid collisions, could mean for life today.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e Douglas Palmer is an academic, lecturer and popular science writer. He is author or co-author of a wide range of books on prehistoric life and fossils, including the best selling \u003ci\u003eEarth\u003c\/i\u003e. He teaches for the Cambridge University Natural Science Tripos and the International Summer School. A former earth sciences lecturer at Trinity College, Dublin, he also spent two years as an exhibition coordinator at the National Museum of Wales.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e27 May 2005\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780470022214\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e304\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e19.52\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44315355807884,"sku":"9780470022214","price":22.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780470022214.jpg?v=1780109511","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9780470022214","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}