Earth : the definitive visual guide
INITIAL_TITLE_SRCH:
Earth : the definitive visual guide
AUTHOR:
Luhr, James F.
Post, Jeffrey Edward
ISBN:
9781409332855
EDITION:
Revised and updated ed.
PUBLICATION_INFO:
London : Dorling Kindersley, 2013
PHYSICAL_DESC:
528 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 31 cm
GENERAL_NOTE:
Includes index
Subtitle on cover
Previous edition published as: Illustrated encyclopedia of the Earth. 2011.
ABSTRACT:
This stunning reference includes detailed, illustrated information about everything that makes up our planet, from Mount Kilimanjaro to the Antarctic ice sheet, as well as descriptions of more than four hundred of the Earth's most significant, unusual, greatest, and most dangerous features.Specially commissioned new 3-D digital artwork provides a striking, informative guide to the features of our planet, explains the scientific processes that govern our world, and looks at the complex relationship between humans and the natural environment while providing a thought-provoking assessment on the state of the planet -- Source other than Library of Congress.
SUBJECT:
| Earth (Planet) |
| Earth (Planet) -- Pictorial works |
BIBSUMMARY:
This stunning reference includes detailed, illustrated information about everything that makes up our planet, from Mount Kilimanjaro to the Antarctic ice sheet, as well as descriptions of more than four hundred of the Earth's most significant, unusual, greatest, and most dangerous features.Specially commissioned new 3-D digital artwork provides a striking, informative guide to the features of our planet, explains the scientific processes that govern our world, and looks at the complex relationship between humans and the natural environment while providing a thought-provoking assessment on the state of the planet -- Source other than Library of Congress.