{"product_id":"the-earth-a-very-short-introduction-paperback","title":"The Earth: A Very Short Introduction - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMartin Redfern\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAround 30 years ago, two things happened that were to revolutionize the understanding of our home planet. First, geologists realized that the continents themselves were drifting across the surface of the globe and that oceans were being created and destroyed. Secondly, pictures of the entire planet were returned from space. Suddenly, the Earth began to be viewed as a single entity; a dynamic, interacting whole, controlled by complex processes we scarcely understood. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis \u003cem\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/em\u003e explores emerging geological research and explains how new advances in the understanding of plate tectonics, seismology, and satellite imagery have enabled us to begin to see the Earth as it actually is: dynamic and ever changing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMartin Redfern\u003c\/strong\u003e studied geology at University College London. He has written extensively for magazines and newspapers such as \u003cem\u003eNew Scientist\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Economist\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/em\u003e, and the \u003cem\u003eIndependent on Sunday\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.38 x 6.86 x 4.36 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 25, 2003\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45255708147814,"sku":"9780192803078","price":20.51,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/aXhDQ1R6QllkVEp4V08zQ1hqMnhIZz09.webp?v=1773672376","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/the-earth-a-very-short-introduction-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}