How long does it take to read Earth?
Portrait of a Planet
Stephen Marshak
Earth by Stephen Marshak takes about 13 hours 38 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 13 hours 38 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 2004. 744 pages, about 204,600 words.
28 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 22 hours 44 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 13 hours 38 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 8 hours 32 minutes |
The page count is the median across 7 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Written for students of geology, this text incorporates advances in earth science such as plate tectonics, global warming, and the interconnectivity between the history of Earth and the history of life.
Subjects: Geology, Earth sciences, Aardwetenschappen, Problems, exercises
