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This list is neither exhaustive nor representative of the wealth of primary and secondary sources that I used in writing this book. Many of the ideas stem from small parts of hundreds of scientific papers in little frequented journals. Some of these figure here, because they are either important or easily read by a beginner. There are also references that I found either odd or amusing while writing for Earth-Pages. The most useful sources for unfolding developments are the regular news and views pages in the weekly journals Nature and Science, together with occasional review articles in the science magazines New Scientist and Scientific American. The books provide an easily accessible means of expanding your understanding of basic issues in geology, the physical sciences, and evolutionary biology.
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