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A natural history of time [[electronic resource] /] / Pascal Richet ; translated by John Venerella
| A natural history of time [[electronic resource] /] / Pascal Richet ; translated by John Venerella |
| Autore | Richet Pascal |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, 2007 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (487 p.) |
| Disciplina | 551.7/01 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | VenerellaJohn |
| Soggetto topico | Geological time |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-280-68739-8
9786613664334 0-226-71289-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. Time without a Beginning? -- 2. On the Great Book of Moses -- 3. Genesis as Viewed through the Prism of Natural Philosophy -- 4. Nature's Admirable Medals -- 5. The March of the Comets -- 6. Heroic Age, Relative Time -- 7. The Long History of Two Barons -- 8. The Elasticity of Time -- 9. The Pandora's Box of Physics -- 10. The Sun, the Earth, Radioactivity-and Kelvin's Death -- 11. The Long Quest of Arthur Holmes -- 12. From the Atomic Bomb to the Age of the Earth -- Epilogue -- Appendix: Mathematical Complements -- Source Notes -- Suggestions for Further Reading and Reference -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910461912203321 |
Richet Pascal
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| Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, 2007 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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A natural history of time [[electronic resource] /] / Pascal Richet ; translated by John Venerella
| A natural history of time [[electronic resource] /] / Pascal Richet ; translated by John Venerella |
| Autore | Richet Pascal |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, 2007 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (487 p.) |
| Disciplina | 551.7/01 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | VenerellaJohn |
| Soggetto topico | Geological time |
| Soggetto non controllato | history, paleontology, earth, geology, science, philosophy, creation, genesis, mythology, seasons, time, cycles, judaism, christianity, religion, antioch, scientific revolution, astronomy, fossils, radiometric dating, solar system, universe, nonfiction, nature, comets, physics, kelvin, arthur holmes, atomic bomb, nuclear, debate, geophysics |
| ISBN |
1-280-68739-8
9786613664334 0-226-71289-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. Time without a Beginning? -- 2. On the Great Book of Moses -- 3. Genesis as Viewed through the Prism of Natural Philosophy -- 4. Nature's Admirable Medals -- 5. The March of the Comets -- 6. Heroic Age, Relative Time -- 7. The Long History of Two Barons -- 8. The Elasticity of Time -- 9. The Pandora's Box of Physics -- 10. The Sun, the Earth, Radioactivity-and Kelvin's Death -- 11. The Long Quest of Arthur Holmes -- 12. From the Atomic Bomb to the Age of the Earth -- Epilogue -- Appendix: Mathematical Complements -- Source Notes -- Suggestions for Further Reading and Reference -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910790367103321 |
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Richet Pascal
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| Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, 2007 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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