New views on an old planetThis 1994 book provides a historical account of the global change. |
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| Title | New views on an old planet |
| Author | Tjeerd H. Van Andel |
| Edition | 2 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press, 1985 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | Aug 24, 2011 |
| ISBN | 0521300843, 9780521300841 |
| Length | 439 pages |
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