Doug Macdougall
Auteur de Frozen Earth: The Once and Future Story of Ice Ages
A propos de l'auteur
Doug Macdougall is Professor Emeritus of Earth Sciences at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego, and resides in Edinburgh, Scotland. He is the author of Why Geology Matters, Nature's Clocks (both from UC Press), and A Short History of Planet Earth.
Œuvres de Doug Macdougall
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Partage des connaissances
- Sexe
- male
- Nationalité
- Canada
- Lieux de résidence
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Edinburgh, Scotland, UK - Études
- University of Toronto
McMaster University
Scripps Institution of Oceanography - Professions
- geologist
Membres
Critiques
Listes
For Science! (1)
Prix et récompenses
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 6
- Membres
- 357
- Popularité
- #67,136
- Évaluation
- 3.9
- Critiques
- 7
- ISBN
- 31
- Langues
- 3
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(1) It's not a polemic.
(2) It gives a thorough treatment of Earth's temperature through the ages.
(3) It gives a very interesting treatment of the Channeled Scablands, which means that:
(4) The author doesn't pretend that scientists are infallible.
Cons
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(1) It's just not as interesting as I thought it would be, probably because:
(2) There's more history of climate science than climate science simpliciter.