Tyson Neil deGrasse, Goldsmith D. Origins: Fourteen Billion Years of Cosmic Evolution

W.W. Norton & Company, Inc., 2004. — 352 p. ISBN13: 9780393059922Genres: Science Evolution, Science Astronomy Cosmology, Life Origin, Cosmology, Science Physics Cosmology, Evolution, Professional Technical Science B5"Drawing on the current cross-pollination among geology, biology, astrophysics, and cosmology, Origins explains the soul-stirring leaps in our understanding of the universe while capturing the importance of such extraordinary events as the first image of a galaxy being born and the exploration of Martian frontiers by Spirit Rover. Distilling complex science into clear and lively prose, coauthors Neil deGrasse Tyson and Donald Goldsmith conduct a galvanizing tour of the cosmos that reveals what the universe has been up to while turning part of itself into us."-BOOK JACKET.A new synthesis of scientific knowledge has emerged and continues to flourish. In recent years, the answers to questions about our cosmic origins have not come solely from the domain of astrophysics. Working under the umbrella of emergent fields with names such as astrochemistry, astrobiology, and astro-particle physics, astrophysicists have recognized that they can benefit greatly from the collaborative infusion of other sciences. To invoke multiple branches of science when answering the question, Where did we come from? empowers investigators with a previously unimagined breadth and depth of insight into how the universe works.In Origins: Fourteen Billion Years of Cosmic Evolution, we introduce the reader to this new synthesis of knowledge, which allows us to address not only the origin of the universe but also the origin of the largest structures that matter has formed, the origin of the stars that light the cosmos, the origin of planets that offer the likeliest sites for life, and the origin of life itself on one or more of those planets.Humans remain fascinated with the topic of origins for many reasons, both logical and emotional. We can hardly comprehend the essence of anything without knowing where it came from. And of all the stories that we hear, those that recount our own origins engender the deepest resonance within us.Note : This is a EPUB eBook. You can easily read it in aldiko reader/moon+ reader (for android) or any e-book reading software like : Sumatrapdf, Calibre, EPUB reader for firefox etc. on Windows/Mac.
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