Epic of evolution : seven ages of the cosmos /
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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| Lingua: | inglese |
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New York :
Columbia University Press
©2006.
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| Accesso online: | https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.7312/chai13560 |
Sommario:
- 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.