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"How do high mountain ranges form on the face of the Earth? This question has intrigued some of the greatest philosophers and scientists, going back as far as the ancient Greeks. Devil in the Mountain is the story of one scientist, author Simon Lamb, and his quest for the key to this great geological mystery. Lamb and a small team of geologists have spent much of the last decade exploring the rugged Bolivian Andes, the second highest mountain range on Earth - a region rocked by earthquakes and violent volcanic eruptions. The author's account is both travelogue and detective story, describing…
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3 editions- Paperback · English · 2006Princeton University Press · 352 pages · 9780691126203
- Other · English · 2015Princeton University Press · 336 pages · 9781400881345
- Other · English · 2004Princeton University Press · 335 pages · 9780691115962
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