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John and Mary Gribbin trace how scientists came to understand ice ages, focusing on the people who became obsessed with the question. Among them is Louis Agassiz, who in 1837 surprised the Swiss Society of Natural Sciences, of which he was president, by speaking not on fossil fish but on ice ages, and then led doubtful members into the mountains to see rocks scarred by glaciers. Full proof of the theory took roughly another 140 years. The authors look at how often ice ages occur, how astronomical cycles affect climate and whether Earth has always had two polar ice caps. They also argue that the last great ice epoch may have sped up human evolution.
Charlie Munger called it the best piece of science writing and history he had read in many years.
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Charlie Munger (Vice Chairman/Berkshire Hathaway)
(The) best work of science exposition and history that I've read in many years!
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