

Earth
An Intimate History
Author: Richard Fortey
Narrator: Michael Page
Unabridged: 18 hr 29 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Tantor Media
Published: 09/01/2020
Categories: Nonfiction, History, Science, Earth Sciences
Synopsis
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.