Description
Are you fascinated by colourful minerals, glittering gemstones, rare fossils and beautiful animal shells that are rarely found on the beach? Set out to discover the treasures of the inanimate natural world with this visual encyclopedia, featuring more than 1,000 remarkable photographs that make it an indispensable guide. You will learn that minerals attract us not only through their beauty and rarity, but also because they tell the story of how the Earth was formed and changed, and how it continually recycles its rocks. Fossils reveal the development of life and how it adapted to conditions on a changing planet. The book also offers many surprising facts: which rock is light enough to float on water, which mineral makes an arrowhead harder than steel, and how crystals form. You will visit some of the most extraordinary landscapes and encounter many natural wonders. This journey may awaken your interest in the world around you and inspire you to set out on your own path of discovery, because our planet is filled with an endless number of wonders of nature.
Information
Author: Green Dan
Language: Czech
Publication date: August 19, 2024
Manufacturer: Nakladatelství SLOVART s. r. o.
Genres: Geology and mineralogy, Books, Specialized and technical literature, Natural sciences
Type: Hardcover book
Pages: 192
ISBN/EAN: 9788027610747