by Richard Hamblyn · Pan Macmillan · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780330490740
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«Terra: Tales of the Earth» is the history and science essay by Richard Hamblyn, published by Pan Macmillan in paperback (268 pages, in English).
Richard Hamblyn examines four disasters: the Lisbon earthquake (1755), the climate anomalies of 1783, the eruption of Krakatoa (1883) and the Hilo tsunami (1946). Organised according to the four elements, the book combines history, science and testimonies to show the human impact and the economic and scientific consequences of these phenomena.
The full subtitle is 'Tales of the Earth: Four Events That Changed the World'. The first edition is from 2009; the 2010 edition corresponds to this ISBN.
Work aimed at readers of history, popular science and Earth sciences.
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Richard Hamblyn is a British environmental writer and historian. He is a lecturer in the Department of English, Theatre and Creative Writing at Birkbeck, University of London, and has contributed articles and reviews to the Sunday Times, The Guardian, the Independent, the Times Literary Supplement and the London Review of Books.
