Guidebook for a Grand Tour

The Earth An Intimate History. by Richard Fortey. HarperCollins, London, 2004. 511 pp. £25. ISBN 0-00-257011-4. Forthcoming from Knopf, ISBN 0-375-40626-3. The author uses visits to particular places (including Newfoundland, the San Andreas fault, Hawaii, Oman, and the Alps) as a framework for discu...

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Published in:Science
Main Author: Burke, Kevin
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 2004
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.1099122
https://www.science.org/doi/pdf/10.1126/science.1099122
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Summary:The Earth An Intimate History. by Richard Fortey. HarperCollins, London, 2004. 511 pp. £25. ISBN 0-00-257011-4. Forthcoming from Knopf, ISBN 0-375-40626-3. The author uses visits to particular places (including Newfoundland, the San Andreas fault, Hawaii, Oman, and the Alps) as a framework for discussing plate tectonics and its effects on Earth's history.