LEADER 03777nam 22006255 450 001 9910300398303321 005 20200707024213.0 010 $a3-319-05672-7 024 7 $a10.1007/978-3-319-05672-2 035 $a(CKB)3710000000119114 035 $a(EBL)1731073 035 $a(OCoLC)884587913 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001242372 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11701170 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001242372 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11260924 035 $a(PQKB)11398835 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1731073 035 $a(DE-He213)978-3-319-05672-2 035 $a(PPN)17878463X 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000119114 100 $a20140530d2014 u| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aElephants in Space $eThe Past, Present and Future of Life and the Universe /$fby Ben Moore 205 $a1st ed. 2014. 210 1$aCham :$cSpringer International Publishing :$cImprint: Springer,$d2014. 215 $a1 online resource (193 p.) 225 1 $aAstronomers' Universe,$x1614-659X 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-322-03946-1 311 $a3-319-05671-9 327 $aA brief history of human knowledge and discovery -- What we know and how we know it -- The big bang -- The origin of stars, planets and galaxies -- One day -- The brain -- Life in our universe -- Tomorrow -- The future of our visible universe -- What we do not know -- The final chapter -- Glossary. 330 $aThis book is about the history and future of life and the universe, written at a level that any educated lay-person can understand and enjoy. It describes our place in time and space, how we got here and where we are going. It will take you on a journey from the beginning of time to the end of the universe to uncover our origins and reveal our destiny. It will explain how mankind acquired this knowledge starting from the beginning of civilization when the ancient Greeks first began to ask questions about the nature of the world around them. Ben Moore takes us on a path of discovery that connects astrophysics with subjects as varied as biology, neuroscience and evolution; from the origin of atoms to how stars shine and die, from ants and elephants to space travel and extra-terrestrial life. But as our universe grows older and its stars fade away and stop shining, can life continue for eternity or is all life destined for complete extinction? And what is the purpose of all of this anyway?! On the German edition: "With his public talks and his new book "Elefanten im All" the Brit is on his way of becoming a popstar of science. Moore has a story to tell. The story of everything. From the beginning to the end of our existence. And he does so with esprit and catching passion." Rico Bandle, Weltwoche, 1. November 2012 ?The kind of book you come across only every few years.? Artur K. Vogel, Der Bund, September 2012. 410 0$aAstronomers' Universe,$x1614-659X 606 $aAstronomy 606 $aAstrophysics 606 $aAstronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/P22006 606 $aPopular Science in Astronomy$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/Q11009 615 0$aAstronomy. 615 0$aAstrophysics. 615 14$aAstronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology. 615 24$aPopular Science in Astronomy. 676 $a523.1 700 $aMoore$b Ben$4aut$4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut$0791811 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910300398303321 996 $aElephants in Space$91770429 997 $aUNINA