Time Machines

Scientific Explorations in Deep Time

Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Science, Earth Sciences, Geology
Cover of the book Time Machines by Peter D. Ward, Springer New York
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Author: Peter D. Ward ISBN: 9781461216728
Publisher: Springer New York Publication: December 6, 2012
Imprint: Copernicus Language: English
Author: Peter D. Ward
ISBN: 9781461216728
Publisher: Springer New York
Publication: December 6, 2012
Imprint: Copernicus
Language: English

What is the past? It is a time as well as a place. Acclaimed author Peter D. Ward describes the tools that contemporary scientists use to uncover facts about the past - terrain, climate, and the life forms that once inhabited this planet. Time Machines presents fascinating profiles of the deep past and the scientists who are making it come alive.
"...for the general reader, Time Machines may be the most interesting book yet by the University of Washington prof..." -SEATTLE WEEKLY
"For anyone interested in how and why as well as the what of paleontology, Time Machines is a must read."-AMERICAN SCIENTIST

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What is the past? It is a time as well as a place. Acclaimed author Peter D. Ward describes the tools that contemporary scientists use to uncover facts about the past - terrain, climate, and the life forms that once inhabited this planet. Time Machines presents fascinating profiles of the deep past and the scientists who are making it come alive.
"...for the general reader, Time Machines may be the most interesting book yet by the University of Washington prof..." -SEATTLE WEEKLY
"For anyone interested in how and why as well as the what of paleontology, Time Machines is a must read."-AMERICAN SCIENTIST

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