Magellan on the Beach. Discover the Exploration of the Earth from a Deckchair
A la découverte de la Terre dans un transat
by CHARLES FRANKEL
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Formed 4.5 million years ago, the Earth is the only celestial object, as far as we know, to harbour life and
which makes it exceptional just like its discovery by the Portuguese navigator, Fernand Magellan. He was the first person who planned to circumnavigate the Earth but met his downfall in the Cebu Islands, present day Philippines.
The journey was completed by surviving members of the expedition.
Now sit back in your deckchair and follow in the footsteps of Magellan to discover the Earth from every angle: from the Equator to the polar ice caps, from mountain tops to the sea floor, to the centre of the Earth and its molten iron core.
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Author Biography
Franco-American, Charles Frankel teaches planetology in France and the USA where he collaborates with NASA on their space exploration programs. A travelling geologist, he is interested in the Earth’s exceptional landscapes and their legends and is the author of numerous popular works in fields as varied as the geology of wine, Martian exploration and the geology of remarkable sites: Land and Wine: The French Terroir, The End of the Dinosaurs, Volcanoes of the Solar System, Worlds on Fire: Volcanoes on the Earth, on the Moon, Mars, Venus, and Io.
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- Publisher/Imprint Dunod Editeur / Dunod
- Publication Date May 2024
- Orginal LanguageFrench
- ISBN/Identifier 9782100854233
- Publication Country or regionFrance
- FormatPaperback
- Primary Price 15.90 EUR
- Pages208
- ReadershipGeneral
- Publish StatusPublished
- Original Language TitleMagellan à la plage
- Original Language AuthorsFranco-American
- Copyright Year2024
- Page size140 x 205
- IllustrationYes
- Seriesà la plage
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