Planet Earth: As You've Never Seen It Before by Alastair Fothergill (Author), Sir David Attenborough (Foreword). A visual odyssey that may change the way we see our planet, this remarkable e book, companion to the acclaimed Discovery Channel/ BBC series, is an everlasting and awe-inspiring record of some of the ambitious pure history projects ever undertaken. Using the latest aerial surveillance, state-of-the-art cameras, and excessive definition technology, the creators of Planet Earth have assembled greater than four hundred gorgeous images of wondrous pure landscapes from across the globe, together with incredible footage of the rarely noticed, almost legendary creatures that live in these habitats.
Lots of the photographs reveal inaccessible places that few have seen and document animal habits that has by no means been filmed or photographed before. With the assistance of this extremely superior know-how and the world's premier wildlife photographers, the e book takes us on a spectacular journey from the world's greatest rivers and spectacular gorges, to its mightiest mountains, hidden caves and caverns, and huge deserts. Planet Earth captures breathtaking sequences of predators and their prey, lush vistas of forests viewed from the tops of towering trees, the oceans and their mysterious creatures considered from beneath the surface, and way more--in an impressive adventure that brings unknown wonders of the natural world into our residing rooms.
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Superb accomplishment; it outdoes anything of its ilk I've seen before. Breathtaking pictures and a narrative that addresses advanced points in a standard sense format. The pains they needed to undergo to make this gorgeous images happen had been arduous. Living for months in Antartica and swimming repeatedly with sharks with no protection from them are but two examples. The result's a collection wealthy in its element and far surpassing comparable efforts.
It is a fantastically produced top quality e book suitable for show in your espresso desk to be loved by all. It appears (to me) that all magnificent photographs and much of the textual content are the identical as that discovered on the DVD sequence with the nice benefit of not requiring a DVD player to partake of all of the splendor our universe nonetheless affords us. I extremely suggest this guide to everyone.
Fascinating info abounds between the outstanding photographs. The "Overview" section tells readers that the 4 planets nearest the Solar are made up largely of strong material with high melting factors; additional away are the gasoline giants. Mercury, closest to the Solar has a median each day temperature various from a daytime +806 F. To -292 F at night. Venus has an environment wealthy in CO2, leading to a median surface temperature of 896 F. Studying on, I see that the moon was created when a planet in regards to the size of Mars hit the Earth, with items flying off that coalesced to change into our moon.
The South Pole has the identical number of hours of daylight over a yr's time as the Equator - it is just extra seasonally concentrated and weaker due to the oblique angle involved. Nevertheless, it is far colder at the South Pole and the North, primarily due to its 9,515 ft. altitude vs. 0 on the North Pole.
"Planet Earth" then goes on to supply the better element on each major region as one strikes to increased latitudes.
Planet Earth: As You've Never Seen It Before
Alastair Fothergill (Author), Sir David Attenborough (Foreword)
312 pages
University of California Press; 1 edition (March 25, 2007)
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