The Natural History of Earth: Debating Long-Term Change in the Geosphere and Biosphere book pdf download

Author: Richard Huggett

About the Author: Richard graduated from University College London in 1970 with a First Class BSc (Honours) Degree in Geography. He was awarded the Science Faculty Silver Medal and the Dora Belasco Prize in Meteorology. He gained a PhD at University College London in 1973. After spending a short while teaching at Haberdashers’ Aske’s School, Elstree, he was appointed as a Lecturer in Geography at Manchester in 1975, and has been there ever since. He retired (early) at the end of September 2011 and is now an Honorary Fellow.

The Natural History of Earth: Debating Long-Term Change in the Geosphere and Biosphere book pdf download By Richard Huggett

Using a broad selection of classic and current sources, The Natural History of the Earth probes selected discussions within biology, climatology, geology, and geomorphology and explores a selection of debates about Earth and life history, considering their origins and their present state-of-play. After outlining the arguments, placing them in an historical context and indicating their significance, the book goes on to deal with specific debates. In the geosphere section, topics covered include geological processes, the bombardment hypothesis, frigid climates and cataclysmic floods, and in the section concerning the biosphere, the topics covered include evolutionary patterns, mass extinctions, patterns in life’s history and life–environment connections.

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