Cosmos, Earth, and man
Subtitle: a short history of the universe
By: Preston Cloud.
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 1978
Place of publication: New Haven
Language: eng
Number of pages: 372
Subjects: Cosmology; Earth sciences; Life sciences
Description: The story of the do-development of Earth's ir, water, crustal rocks, climate, and life in cosmic prespective as a vantage point from which to view the present and future prospects of mankind. Earth has come to be what it is as theresult of a sequence of historical interactions stretching over billions of years.
Notes: Includes bibliographies and index.