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Planet Earth
Ice Ages
HB as shown no DJ as issued. Ice Ages (Planet Earth Series) Windsor Chortle and the editors of Time-Life Books. Time-Life Books, Inc. English. 1983. ISBN# 0809443287. 176 pages,. ii by 9 by 1/2 inches.
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176 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1983
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December 18, 2019
I have to admit that a series printed in the mid 80s has taught me a lot more than I would have expected. Again there are some stunning photos here - which you would come to expect considering this is Time Life - however there is also a lot of facts I either had not picked up or just did not realise.
However for me the real gem of this book is that yes there are some depressing signs here but also some of hope to.
The terrible signs are those pictures of scenes of ice and snow - which when you look for them now (some 30 plus years later) no longer exist. The world is changing and not always for the good and it is here that some of the most noticeable and dramatic changes can be seen.
However there is hope as there is a rhythm to the world and as the ice recedes so it will form again and even though we will not get to see these changes (unless we really screw up the environment) there is hope that the environment can be repaired and brought back.
In short the world is a fragile thing however it has been able to maintain a balance through the millennia.
But there are also some fascinating facts I just did not realise (or had not found) such as during the ice ages the orbit of the Earth changed and that as the ages came and went so much the orbit have changed.
For a series of books that were printed so long ago I am still surprised and impressed on I am learning something new with each page.
However for me the real gem of this book is that yes there are some depressing signs here but also some of hope to.
The terrible signs are those pictures of scenes of ice and snow - which when you look for them now (some 30 plus years later) no longer exist. The world is changing and not always for the good and it is here that some of the most noticeable and dramatic changes can be seen.
However there is hope as there is a rhythm to the world and as the ice recedes so it will form again and even though we will not get to see these changes (unless we really screw up the environment) there is hope that the environment can be repaired and brought back.
In short the world is a fragile thing however it has been able to maintain a balance through the millennia.
But there are also some fascinating facts I just did not realise (or had not found) such as during the ice ages the orbit of the Earth changed and that as the ages came and went so much the orbit have changed.
For a series of books that were printed so long ago I am still surprised and impressed on I am learning something new with each page.
December 13, 2021
This book was a wonderful follow-up to the Continents in Collision book in the series. It contains excellent illustrations and photographs that explain the history of the evolution in theory as to what has caused the ice ages.
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