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How to Build a Habitable Planet: The Story of Earth from theBig Bang to Humankind - Revised and Expanded EditionBOOK DETAILAmazon Business : For business-only pricing, quantity discounts and FREE Shipping. Register a freebusiness account Hardcover: 736 pages Publisher: Princeton University Press; Revised edition (July 22,2012) Language: English ISBN-10: 0691140065 ISBN-13: 978-0691140063 Product Dimensions: 7 x 2 x 10inches Shipping Weight: 3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)Step By Step To Download Or Read Online1. Click Button "DOWNLOAD" Or "READ ONLINE"2. Sign Up To Acces "How to Build a Habitable Planet: The Story of Earth from the Big Bang to Humankind - Revisedand Expanded Edition"3. Choose the book you like when you register4. You can also cancel your membership if you are bored5. Enjoy and Happy Reading

Book DescriptionA classic introduction to the story of Earth's origin and evolution―revised and expanded for thetwenty-first century Since its first publication more than twenty-five years ago, How to Build aHabitable Planet has established a legendary reputation as an accessible yet scientificallyimpeccable introduction to the origin and evolution of Earth, from the Big Bang through the riseof human civilization. This classic account of how our habitable planet was assembled from thestuff of stars introduced readers to planetary, Earth, and climate science by way of a fascinatingnarrative. Now this great book has been made even better. Harvard geochemist Charles Langmuirhas worked closely with the original author, Wally Broecker, one of the world's leading Earthscientists, to revise and expand the book for a new generation of readers for whom activeplanetary stewardship is becoming imperative. Interweaving physics, astronomy, chemistry,geology, and biology, this sweeping account tells Earth’s complete story, from the synthesis ofchemical elements in stars, to the formation of the Solar System, to the evolution of a habitableclimate on Earth, to the origin of life and humankind. The book also addresses the search for otherhabitable worlds in the Milky Way and contemplates whether Earth will remain habitable as ourinfluence on global climate grows. It concludes by considering the ways in which humankind cansustain Earth’s habitability and perhaps even participate in further planetary evolution. Like noother book, How to Build a Habitable Planet provides an understanding of Earth in its broadestcontext, as well as a greater appreciation of its possibly rare ability to sustain life over geologictime. Leading schools that have ordered, recommended for reading, or adopted this book forcourse use:Arizona State University Brooklyn College CUNY Columbia University CornellUniversity ETH Zurich Georgia Institute of Technology Harvard University Johns HopkinsUniversity Luther College Northwestern University Ohio State University Oxford BrookesUniversity Pan American University Rutgers University State University of New York atBinghamton Texas A&M University Trinity College Dublin University of Bristol University ofCalifornia-Los Angeles University of Cambridge University Of Chicago University of Coloradoat Boulder University of Glasgow University of Leicester University of Maine, FarmingtonUniversity of Michigan University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University of North GeorgiaUniversity of Nottingham University of Oregon University of Oxford University of PortsmouthUniversity of Southampton University of Ulster University of Victoria University of WyomingWestern Kentucky University Yale University

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