Earth

In Earth, the acclaimed author of Trilobite and Life takes us on a grand tour of the earth s physical past, showing how the history of plate tectonics is etched in the landscape around us Beginning with Mt Vesuvius, whose eruption in Roman times helped spark the science of geology, and ending in a lab in the West of England where mathematical models and lab experiments replace direct observation, Richard Fortey tells us what the present says about ancient geologic processes He shows how plate tectonics came to rule the geophysical landscape and how the evidence is written in the hills and in the stones And in the process, he takes us on a wonderful journey around the globe to visit some of the most fascinating and intriguing spots on the planet. New Read Earth [ by ] Richard Fortey [ Kindle ePUB or eBook ] – kino-fada.fr Is it possible for a book to be utterly fascinating and yet, at the same time, a perfect cure for insomnia I never would have thought so, until I read this one.That does sound horribly contradictory, and yet it is true Reading this book, I found myself drawn in by the power of Fortey s words and this obvious enthusiasm for the subject He s a paleontologist by trade, but his era of expertise goes so far back that it s practically geology anyway And geology is what this book is all about.There Is it possible for a book to be utterly fascinating and yet, at the same time, a perfect cure for insomnia I never would have thought so, until I read this one.That does sound horribly contradictory, and yet it is true Reading this book, I found myself drawn in by the power of Fortey s words and this obvious enthusiasm for the subject He s a paleontologist by...About a month ago, I was looking through the courses I had to choose from as an Environmental Science major, making up a short list for class sign up in September The options were evenly divided between Biology and Geology classes, and I was leaning heavily toward the former geology seemed quite drab Having picked up Earth at a used book store near the end of July, under the impression or at least with the hopes that it would be ageneral, chronological overview of the formation of the E About a month ago, I was looking through the courses I had to choose from as an Environmental Science major, making up a short list for class sign up in September The options were evenly divided between Biology and Geology classes, and I was leaning heavily toward the former geology seemed quite drab Having picked up Earth at a used book store near the end of July, under the impression or at least with the hopes that it would be ...I am not very fond of geology, but the beautiful poetic style of Richard Fortey s prose makes this book a joy to read For example, he writes,The cycles of the earth the generation and destruction of plates probably happened andante cantabile rather than largo Fortey interleaves poetry among his prose, and thereby shows his overwhelming enthusiasm for geology though I could have done with a bit less of the poetry He shows his enthusiasms in other ways, too, by announcing where his personal I am not very fond of geology, but the beautiful poetic style of Richard Fortey s pros...THE EARTH An Intimate History this ed 2011 orig ed 2004 Richard Fortey This is a publication from The Folio Society, a reprint of the original 2004 edition The author s sole purpose was to travel the world picking examples of various geological formations that illustrated the effects of tectonic plate theory I m not sure who the author s audience was intended to be, but it would have had to be a science educated reader who had some prior knowedge of geology Most of the m...As with Fortey s other books, I really enjoyed this and that seemsimportant with this one since it s about geology, which is not something that s ever been a particular interest of mine Fortey has a discursive, conversational style, while still getting in a lot of information and technical language And in all of his books, it s a sort of travelogue, too, which is quite interesting.It s hardly a completely exhaustive history of Earth, but it takes exemplars from various geographies and As with Fortey s other books, I really enjoyed this and that seemsimportant with this one since it s about geology, which is not something that s ever been a particular interest of mine Fortey has a discursive, conversational style, while still getting in a lot of information and technical language And in all of his books, it s a sort of travelogue, too, which is quite intere...Fortey s love of geology really comes through in this work It was both fascinating and insightful The pictures were great, the timeline was not linear so it really kept a good pacing It kind of meandered around topics and points of intere...I really liked the subject material in this book, and I liked the fact he used a lot of easy to understand examples, but I think he talked a little too long about some of them I would have loved this book if it had been about 1 4 1 3 shorter I m not sure if this is because I have a strong background in geology and didn t need to have such an in depth example to understand or what, but parts of the book were seriously difficult to slog through.That being said, when he was on top of his game, th I really liked the subject material in this book, and I liked the fact he used a lot of easy to understand examples, but I think he talked a little too long about some of them I would have loved this book if it had been about 1 4 1 3 shorter I m not sure if this is because I have a strong background in geology and didn t need to have such an in depth example to understand or what, but parts of the book were seriously difficult to slog throu...Essentially about plate tectonics, in this book we travel over and inside the earth and take a look at all the processes that shaped our planet From Italy to Hawaii, from Newfoundland to Scotland, the Alps, volcanoes, fault lines, mountain ranges, subduction zones, different oceans and supercontinents, everything you want to know about how the earth came to be as it is now Fortey did a lot of traveling himself, and his personal stories are interwoven in this beautifully written ...A fascinating book, although as someone with no background in geology I sometimes found it a struggle I suspect there is an editing problem although often well calibrated for a lay reader, in several chapters I found myself wondering how many lay reader would really be interested or engaged in that section Generally though it was tremendously engaging and informative It gave me a much deeper appreciation for the tremendous dynamism and powerful processe...A fascinating introduction to geology Geology books didn t attract me as potential for a great read until I read an early review of this one A vast area of knowledge which was vague to me turns out to be endlessly fascinating Highly recommended, as are Professor Fortey s other b...

• English
• 01 April 2018
Richard Fortey
• Paperback
• 448 pages
• 0375706208
• Richard Fortey
• Earth