The Abyss of Time drainage pattern evolution

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The Abyss of Time drainage pattern evolutionAccessible, 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. Reprint of the Jeremy P. Tarcher, Inc., Los Angeles, 1986 edition.