A MANUSCRIPT IN STONE.—The even layers of sedimentary rock seen here are part of a sequence more than a mile thick, exposed in the walls of the Grand Canyon of the Colorado River. The picture is from “The Earth,” a contribution by Professor Carl 0. Dunbar to the Weidenfeld and Nicolson Natural History series. Understanding the earth as an abode for life requires excursions into highly diversified fields of science that include astronomy, geophysics, climatology, chemistry and palaeontology. In this book, one of the world’s most distinguished geologists attempts a broad synthesis of our present knowledge with a minimum of technical language. Professor Dunbar’s letterpress is richly supplemented by photographs, maps, and diagrams.

Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31083, 11 June 1966, Page 4

A MANUSCRIPT IN STONE.—The even layers of sedimentary rock seen here are part of a sequence more than a mile thick, exposed in the walls of the Grand Canyon of the Colorado River. The picture is from “The Earth,” a contribution by Professor Carl 0. Dunbar to the Weidenfeld and Nicolson Natural History series. Understanding the earth as an abode for life requires excursions into highly diversified fields of science that include astronomy, geophysics, climatology, chemistry and palaeontology. In this book, one of the world’s most distinguished geologists attempts a broad synthesis of our present knowledge with a minimum of technical language. Professor Dunbar’s letterpress is richly supplemented by photographs, maps, and diagrams.