02084nam 2200481 450 991081017800332120230807205814.01-78046-543-2(CKB)3710000000551686(EBL)4698805(SSID)ssj0001628230(PQKBManifestationID)16370877(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001628230(PQKBWorkID)14937533(PQKB)10765769(MiAaPQ)EBC4698805(EXLCZ)99371000000055168620190221d2015 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe abyss of time a study in geological time and earth history /Paul LyleEdinburgh ;London :Dunedin,[2015]©20151 online resource (274 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-78046-039-2 Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-194) and index.Cover; Title Page; Contents; Dedication; Acknowledgements; Preface; Chapter 1: In good time; Chapter 2: Tempus fugit - time flies; Chapter 3: The importance of understanding time; Chapter 4: The early chronologers; Chapter 5: Time's arrow and time's cycle; Chapter 6: The determination of relative time - beds in order; Chapter 7: Measurement of absolute time - the age of the Earth; Chapter 8: Archaeological time; Chapter 9: Time future; References and further reading; Index; Illustration credits; CopyrightMan's fascination with time, its extent and its measurement, is Paul Lyle's starting point as he considers the relationship of deep time and the Earth's geological resources with modern consumer society.Geological timeGeological time.551.7Lyle Paul(Lecturer in geology),1594475MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910810178003321The abyss of time3915019UNINA