The origins of everything in 100 pages (more or less) / / David Bercovici
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| Autore: |
Bercovici David
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| Titolo: |
The origins of everything in 100 pages (more or less) / / David Bercovici
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| Pubblicazione: | New Haven, Connecticut : , : Yale University Press, , [2016] |
| ©2016 | |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (149 pages) |
| Disciplina: | 523.1 |
| Soggetto topico: | Astronomy |
| Earth sciences | |
| Human evolution | |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Front matter -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. Universe and Galaxies -- 2. Stars and Elements -- 3. Solar System and Planets -- 4. Continents and Earth's Interior -- 5. Oceans and Atmosphere -- 6. Climate and Habitability -- 7. Life -- 8. Humans and Civilization -- further reading -- acknowledgments -- index |
| Sommario/riassunto: | Covering 13.8 billion years in some 100 pages, a calculatedly concise, wryly intelligent history of everything, from the Big Bang to the advent of human civilization With wonder, wit, and flair-and in record time and space-geophysicist David Bercovici explains how everything came to be everywhere, from the creation of stars and galaxies to the formation of Earth's atmosphere and oceans, to the origin of life and human civilization. Bercovici marries humor and legitimate scientific intrigue, rocketing readers across nearly fourteen billion years and making connections between the essential theories that give us our current understanding of topics as varied as particle physics, plate tectonics, and photosynthesis. Bercovici's unique literary endeavor is a treasure trove of real, compelling science and fascinating history, providing both science lovers and complete neophytes with an unforgettable introduction to the fields of cosmology, geology, genetics, climate science, human evolution, and more. |
| Altri titoli varianti: | Origins of everything in one hundred pages (more or less) |
| Titolo autorizzato: | The origins of everything in 100 pages (more or less) |
| ISBN: | 0-300-21513-4 |
| 0-300-22497-4 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910798978103321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Serie:
More or Less