Snowball Earth: The Story of the Global Catastrophe That Spawned Life as We Know it

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2003
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Did the Earth once undergo a super ice age, one that froze the entire planet? A global adventure story and a fascinating account of scientist Paul Hoffman's quest to prove his maverick 'Snowball Earth' theory, this is science writing at its most gripping. In Snowball Earth , Gabrielle Walker takes us on a thrilling natural history expedition in search of supporting evidence for the audacious theory which argues that the Earth experienced a climatic cataclysm 700 million years ago that froze the entire planet from the poles to the equator.

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Did the Earth once undergo a super ice age, one that froze the entire planet? A global adventure story and a fascinating account of scientist Paul Hoffman's quest to prove his maverick 'Snowball Earth' theory, this is science writing at its most gripping. In "Snowball Earth", Gabrielle Walker takes us on a thrilling natural history expedition in search of supporting evidence for the audacious theory which argues that the Earth experienced a climatic cataclysm 700 million years ago that froze the entire planet from the poles to the equator.

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 288
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Published: 07 Apr 2003
ISBN 10: 074756051X
ISBN 13: 9780747560517
Book Overview: * Fascinating and accessible Popular Science in the vein of Wonderful Life by Stephen Jay Gould and The Map That Changed the World by Simon Winchester * The hottest topic in Earth Science and the most controversial

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GABRIELLE WALKER is a features editor for New Scientist and has also written for The Economist and a host of other publications. She lives in London.

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