The abyss of time : a study in geological time and earth history / / Paul Lyle
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| Autore: |
Lyle Paul (Lecturer in geology)
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| Titolo: |
The abyss of time : a study in geological time and earth history / / Paul Lyle
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| Pubblicazione: | Edinburgh ; ; London : , : Dunedin, , [2015] |
| ©2015 | |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (274 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 551.7 |
| Soggetto topico: | Geological time |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-194) and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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; Copyright |
| Sommario/riassunto: | Man'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. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | The abyss of time |
| ISBN: | 1-78046-543-2 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910810178003321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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