The Story of the Earth in 25 Rocks: Tales of Important Geological Puzzles and the People Who Solved Them

The fascinating story which was behind the geological discoveries of our planet: how its age, composition and nature were determined, and how deep processes were revealed. Twenty-five chapters tell how geologists, palaeontologists and oceanographers sought answers to their questions in the Earth's crust, in volcanic craters, at the bottom of the world's oceans, in inaccessible mountains, valleys, ice deserts and even in the space.
In the foreword, Donald R. Prothero recounts the scientific detective work of geologist, revealing the careful process of reconstructing a complete picture of the distant past from tiny details, scattered traces, and accidental marks separated from us by the vast span of geological time.

Donald R. Prothero. The Story of the Earth in 25 Rocks: Tales of Important Geological Puzzles and the People Who Solved Them / Translated from English by Evgeny Ponikarov. Scientific Editor Mikhail Girfanov. Scientific Consultant Olga Smirnova. Editor Victoria Sagalova. — Moscow: Alpina Non-Fiction, 2025.