The Abyss of Time: Unraveling the Mystery of the Earth's Age (Dover Earth Science)

Accessible, entertaining work addresses Earth's age as it explores the work of Hooke, Buffon, Lyell, Cuvier, Darwin, Agassiz, and others, detailing discoveries that led to knowledge of Earth's astonishing antiquity — from Steno's contemplation of fossilized shark's teeth in 1666 through Holmes' time scales of 1960. Nominated for the American Book Award. 29 black-and-white illustrations. DOVER SCIENCE BOOKS; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Table of Figures; To the Reader; Epigraph; CHAPTER ONE - Introduction; CHAPTER TWO - Malta's Cradle; CHAPTER THREE - Solids within Solids; CHAPTER FOUR - Mr. Hook(e); CHAPTER FIVE - A Sacred Theory of the Earth; CHAPTER SIX - Telliamed's Story; CHAPTER SEVEN - The Epochs of Nature; CHAPTER EIGHT - View from the Brink; CHAPTER NINE - Father William; CHAPTER TEN - The Four-dimensional Jigsaw Puzzle; CHAPTER ELEVEN - A Question of Tempo; CHAPTER TWELVE - A Plenitude of Events