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A helpful handbook on how we are now able to travel to the distant past. --Publishers Weekly The heart of the book reveals ingenious science. --Library Journal For time-conscious readers, Nature's Clocks provides satisfaction beyond measure. --Washington Post Book World

Rich in historical tidbits. New Scientist A helpful handbook on how we are now able to travel to the distant past. Publishers Weekly The heart of the book reveals ingenious science. Library Journal For time-conscious readers, Nature's Clocks provides satisfaction beyond measure. Washington Post Book World Guaranteed to improve one's understanding. Natl Cntr For Science Education

Rich in historical tidbits. New Scientist 20080712 A helpful handbook on how we are now able to travel to the distant past. Publishers Weekly 20080407 The heart of the book reveals ingenious science. Library Journal 20080623 For time-conscious readers, Nature's Clocks provides satisfaction beyond measure. Washington Post Book World 20080907 Guaranteed to improve one's understanding. Natl Cntr For Science Education 20120807

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Doug Macdougall is Professor Emeritus of Earth Sciences at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego, and currently resides in Edinburgh, Scotland. He is the author of Frozen Earth: The Once and Future Story of Ice Ages (UC Press, 2004) and A Short History of Planet Earth.

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