How on Earth?
Answers to the puzzles of our planet
Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Nature, Rocks & Minerals, Biography & Memoir, Reference
| Author: | Terence McCarthy | ISBN: | 9781920544263 |
| Publisher: | Penguin Random House South Africa | Publication: | January 13, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Struik Nature | Language: | English |
| Author: | Terence McCarthy |
| ISBN: | 9781920544263 |
| Publisher: | Penguin Random House South Africa |
| Publication: | January 13, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Struik Nature |
| Language: | English |
This book addresses some of the puzzles in nature: Why do the coastlines of Africa and South America match? Why is Table Mountain flat? Why is there pumice stone on the beaches of Arniston? What causes a tsunami? How does rock get folded? etc. The simple explanations – geological, mineralogical, astronomic, whatever the field – are targeted at those with little knowledge in these fields. The book is vividly illustrated and supported with full-colour photographs.
This book addresses some of the puzzles in nature: Why do the coastlines of Africa and South America match? Why is Table Mountain flat? Why is there pumice stone on the beaches of Arniston? What causes a tsunami? How does rock get folded? etc. The simple explanations – geological, mineralogical, astronomic, whatever the field – are targeted at those with little knowledge in these fields. The book is vividly illustrated and supported with full-colour photographs.
