Frontmatter

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Introduction 1
4. 1. Making History a Science 9
5. 2. Nature’s Own Antiquities 31
6. 3. Sketching Big Pictures 55
7. 4. Expanding Time and History 79
8. 5. Bursting the Limits of Time 103
9. 6. Worlds Before Adam 129
10. 7. Disturbing a Consensus 155
11. 8. Human History in Nature’s History 181
12. 9. Eventful Deep History 207
13. 10. Global Histories of the Earth 235
14. 11. One Planet Among Many 263
15. 12. Conclusion 293
16. Appendix 309
17. Glossary 317
18. Further Reading 325
19. Bibliography 329
20. Sources of Illustrations 333
21. Acknowledgment 339
22. Index 341