Catastrophes and Earth History

Catastrophes and Earth History
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Publisher : Princeton University Press
Total Pages : 478
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ISBN-10 : 9781400853281
ISBN-13 : 1400853281
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Book Synopsis Catastrophes and Earth History by : William A. Berggren

Download or read book Catastrophes and Earth History written by William A. Berggren and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2014-07-14 with total page 478 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book, based on papers from a symposium at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, shows the necessity of developing a new philosophy in place of the classical uniformitarianism based only on processes familiar in human experience. Originally published in 1984. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.


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