Exploring Planet Earth: The Journey of Discovery from Early Civilization to Future Exploration (Exploring Series) (Sense of Wonder Series)

by John Hudson Tiner

Paperback, 1997

Status

Available

Call number

GEOL

Series

Tiner's Exploring series (Planet Earth)

Tags

geography, earth science, exploration

Genres

Publication

Master Books (1997), Edition: 0, Paperback, 160 pages

Description

Discusses how scientists and explorers throughout history uncovered various facts about the size, composition, geography, and place in space of the planet Earth.

User reviews

LibraryThing member Hamburgerclan
Another of the kids' textbooks, "Exploring Planet Earth" is a survey of scientific investigation over the years, showing how Western civilization slowly discovered the world around it. It's an interesting read, though it is limited to the people of Western culture and tends to focus on individual
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 explorers. It also has an annoying habit of emphasizing the religion of those explorers/thinkers who happen to be Christian. I mean, it's great that some brothers of times past were great thinkers or adventurers, but unless their faith directly influenced their scientific pursuits, why emphasize it? Anyway, this one is good waiting room material.
--J.
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Subjects

Language

English

Physical description

160 p.; 10.69 inches

ISBN

0890511780 / 9780890511787

Barcode

7384

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