The Earth An Intimate History by Richard Fortey 2011 The Folio Society w/Slipcase New Beginning with Mt. Vesuvius, whose eruption in Roman times helped spark the science of geology, and ending in a lab in the West of England where mathematical models and lab experiments replace direct observation, Richard Fortey tells us what the present says about ancient geologic processes. He shows how plate tectonics came to rule the geophysical landscape and how the evidence is written in the hills and in the stones.#TheEarthAnIntimateHistory#RichardFortey#thefoliosociety#books#bookstore