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Penguin Random House South Africa

Categories: Local Non-Fiction, Uncategorized, Adult
ISBN: 9781920544263
Published: December 2012
Imprint: Struik Nature
Page Extent: 176
Format: e-Book
RRP 235.00

How on Earth?

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About the book

This book addresses some of the puzzles in nature: Why do the coastlines of Africa and South America match? Why is Table Mountain flat? Why is there pumice stone on the beaches of Arniston? What causes a tsunami? How does rock get folded? etc. The simple explanations – geological, mineralogical, astronomic, whatever the field – are targeted at those with little knowledge in these fields. The book is vividly illustrated and supported with full-colour photographs.

About the Author

Terence McCarthy

Terence McCarthy

Terence McCarthy is emeritus Professor of Mineral Geochemistry at the University of the Witwatersrand. He has wide research interests in the earth sciences, including economic and environmental geology, geochemistry and geomorphology, and is a leading expert on the geology of wetlands.

He is co-author of The Story of Earth and Life and How on Earth?

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