{"product_id":"9780045500499","title":"The Young Earth: An introduction to Archaean geology","description":"\u003ch1\u003eThe Young Earth: An introduction to Archaean geology\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eNisbet, Euan G.\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e'What are we going to do with a parcel of old stones?' wrote the director of an African museum a century and a half ago, when one of my ancestors presented him with a splendid collection of fossils of mammal-like reptiles. Old stones, however intriguing, are difficult to interpret, dusty, and do not fit well in the neatly ordered contents of a house of learning. Archaean geology, which is the study of the Earth's history in the period from after 9 the end of planetary accretion (4.5-4.4 x 10 years ago) up to the beginning 9 of the Proterozoic (2.5 x 10 years ago) is much the same - a parcel of old stones seemingly impossible to understand. Yet these stones contain the history of our origins: they can tell us a story that is interesting not just to the geologist (for whom this book is primarily written) but instead addresses the human condition in general.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 1987-07-23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9780045500499\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-94-011-6489-4\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 235cm x155cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 402\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer Netherlands","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47672188633228,"sku":"9780045500499","price":49.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780045500499.jpg?v=1776521855","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9780045500499","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}