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The Life and Death of Planet Earth - How the New Science of Astrobiology Charts the Ultimate Fate of Our World

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Georgette Burgess Phd space physics and astronomy, Rice University, Houston Texas


   
As reviewed by: Georgette Burgess Phd space physics and astronomy, Rice University, Houston Texas

Georgette Burgess
Nominated by: Georgette Burgess

Annotation: The authors bring together findings from different scientific fields to predict what the earth's climate, and thus the earth, will look like in a few thousand years. They draw an analogy between the planet Earth's development and the human lifecycles of birth, growth, maturity and death. Index included.

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Summary

Geological history of earth written by a paleontologist and an astronomer.

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Who Will Enjoy this Book?

adults and advanced teens, especiallly those interested in global climate change.

How can this book be improved?

a better binding. my own copy cracked after less than two years of being read and lent.

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