Fossils :
Thomson, Keith Stewart.
Fossils : a very short introduction / Fossils Keith Thomson. - [2005] - 147 p. : ill. ; 18 cm. - Very short introductions ; 138 . - Very short introductions ; 138 .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 141-142) and index.
Introduction -- A cultural phenomenon -- Fossils in the popular imagination -- Some things we know, some things we don't -- Against the odds -- Bringing fossils to life -- Evolving -- Of molecules and man -- Fakes and fortunes -- Back to the future.
Fossils have been vital to our understanding of the formation of the Earth and the origins of life on it. Keith Thomson presents an explanation of fossils as a phenomenon, highlighting their impact on mythology, philosophy and popular culture.
9780192805041 (pbk.) Rs225.00
2005022027
GBA560413 bnb
013255493 Uk
Fossils--Popular works.
Fossilization--Popular works.
560 THO / 009008
Fossils : a very short introduction / Fossils Keith Thomson. - [2005] - 147 p. : ill. ; 18 cm. - Very short introductions ; 138 . - Very short introductions ; 138 .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 141-142) and index.
Introduction -- A cultural phenomenon -- Fossils in the popular imagination -- Some things we know, some things we don't -- Against the odds -- Bringing fossils to life -- Evolving -- Of molecules and man -- Fakes and fortunes -- Back to the future.
Fossils have been vital to our understanding of the formation of the Earth and the origins of life on it. Keith Thomson presents an explanation of fossils as a phenomenon, highlighting their impact on mythology, philosophy and popular culture.
9780192805041 (pbk.) Rs225.00
2005022027
GBA560413 bnb
013255493 Uk
Fossils--Popular works.
Fossilization--Popular works.
560 THO / 009008