Presents a chronological description of Earth's evolution, including the development of geological and cosmological theories, the Big Bang, the formation of the Earth and the Moon, geological structure, and biological evolution.

Product Description: Published by the American Geophysical Union as part of the Geodynamics Series, Volume 22.With the spirit of the Nibelungen lingering from the annual Richard Wagner Festival which had just ended, 200 scientists from 23 countries met at Bayreuth University, only a mile away from this historic and picturesque city, to renew their attack on old problems with Gaia...read more