The extraordinary and beautiful scenery of the Northern Scottish
Highlands has been created by a geological history lasting over
three billion years. The new and thoroughly up-dated edition of
this popular book takes its readers through those three billion
years, shows the rocks, visits the places, introduces some famous
researchers and presents the geological theories that have been
inspired by the Highlands. Even though the influence of this
magnificent place can be overwhelming, the book is about geology
and the modern science involved. It is written for all to
understand. It is a book for non-specialists interested in modern
science, scientists and all lovers of the Northern Scottish
Highlands. The text is sometimes light-hearted, but the science is
serious. The subjects covered are as wide as he the splitting open
of the North Atlantic Ocean: a time when the Earth resembled modern
Mars; early continent formation; billion year old bacteria; the
very beginnings of human evolution; Snowball Earth; and,
inevitably, climate change. This is modern science wrapped up in
good writing and humour: a rare combination.
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