Cosmic Evolution : : The Rise of Complexity in Nature /

Cosmic Evolution : : The Rise of Complexity in Nature / / Eric J. Chaisson.

We are connected to distant space and time not only by our imaginations but also through a common cosmic heritage. Emerging now from modern science is a unified scenario of the cosmos, including ourselves as sentient beings, based on the time-honored concept of change. From galaxies to snowflakes, f...

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Chaisson, Eric J.,
Place / Publishing House:Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2002]
©2001
Year of Publication:2002
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (274 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • PREFACE
  • PROLOGUE OVERVIEW OF COSMIC EVOLUTION
  • INTRODUCTION THE NATURE OF CHANGE
  • CHAPTER ONE MATTER
  • CHAPTER TWO RADIATION
  • CHAPTER THREE LIFE
  • DISCUSSION EVOLUTION, BROADLY CONSIDERED
  • EPILOGUE A GRAND SYNTHESIS
  • SYMBOLS AND NUMERICAL CONSTANTS
  • GLOSSARY
  • WORKS CITED
  • FURTHER READING
  • INDEX
  • ABOUT THE AUTHOR

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