Epic of Evolution : : Seven Ages of the Cosmos /

Epic of Evolution : : Seven Ages of the Cosmos / / Eric Chaisson.

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How did everything around us-the air, the land, the sea, and the stars-originate? What is the source of order, form, and structure characterizing all material things? These are just some of the grand scientific questions Eric J. Chaisson, author of the classic work Cosmic Dawn, explores in his enthr...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Columbia University Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013
VerfasserIn:
Chaisson, Eric,
TeilnehmendeR:
Chaisson, Lola Judith.
Place / Publishing House:New York, NY : : Columbia University Press, , [2005]
©2005
Year of Publication:2005
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (504 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Prologue: COSMOLOGICAL OVERVIEW
  • 1. PARTICLE EPOCH: Simplicity Fleeting
  • 2. GALACTIC EPOCH: Hierarchy of Structures
  • 3. STELLAR EPOCH: Forges for Elements
  • 4. PLANETARY EPOCH: Habitats for Life
  • 5. CHEMICAL EPOCH: Matter Plus Energy
  • 6. BIOLOGICAL EPOCH: Complexity Sustained
  • 7. CULTURAL EPOCH: Intelligence to Technology
  • Epilogue: A WHOLE NEW ERA
  • Further Reading
  • Glossary
  • Index
  • About the Author

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