Language of the Earth: A Literary AnthologyFrank H. T. Rhodes, Richard O. Stone, Bruce D. Malamud Man's complex relationship to planet Earth is explored in this second edition of the landmark anthology edited by Frank Rhodes and Bruce Malamud. This volume provides a portrait of the planet as experienced not just by scientists, but by artists, aviators, poets, philosophers, novelists, historians, and sociologists as well.
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... million other species of animals and plants. The next 50 years will call for critical decisions in the problems of ... ago. To those with the patience to master its language, the Earth still responds. To those with the insight to ...
... million other species of animals and plants. The next 50 years will call for critical decisions in the problems of ... ago. To those with the patience to master its language, the Earth still responds. To those with the insight to ...
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... years ago , geologists began a breathtaking succession of intellectual leaps that transformed their science . The ... million times a year . What we have been pleased to call " solid Earth ” is not as solid as we thought . It is ...
... years ago , geologists began a breathtaking succession of intellectual leaps that transformed their science . The ... million times a year . What we have been pleased to call " solid Earth ” is not as solid as we thought . It is ...
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Contents
Exploration | |
Geologists are also Human | |
Celebrities | |
INTERPRETING THE EARTH | |
Hypotheses | |
The Fossil Record | |
Controversies | |
Prose | |
Poetry | |
Powell Art and Geology at the Grand Canyon | |
THE CROWDED PLANET | |
Resources | |
Benevolent Planet | |
Sources | |
Geotectonics | |
Earthquakes | |
Names index | |
Subject index | |
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