Limit this search to....

The Three Big Bangs Revised Edition
Contributor(s): Dauber, Philip M. (Author), Muller, Richard A. (Author)
ISBN: 0201154951     ISBN-13: 9780201154955
Publisher: Basic Books
OUR PRICE:   $19.79  
Product Type: Paperback
Published: April 1997
Qty:
Annotation: Scientist believe that we would not be here if it were not for three great cataclysms in the early history of Earth and of the universe. This is the first book to explore the deep connection between the events that shaped life on Earth: the 'Big Bang' that spawned an entire universe; the explosion of a supernova, which seeded the solar system with heavy elements; and the crash of a comet or asteroid that caused the extinction of the dinosaurs and clear the way for the evolution of mammals.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Science | Astronomy
- Science | Physics - Astrophysics
Dewey: 523.1
LCCN: 95-24451
Lexile Measure: 1250
Series: Helix Books
Physical Information: 0.64" H x 5.39" W x 8.24" (0.55 lbs) 224 pages
 
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc.
Publisher Description:
Scientists believe that we would not be here it were not for three great cataclysms in the early history of Earth and of the universe. This is the first book to explore the deep connection between the events that shaped life on Earth: the "Big Bang" that spawned an entire universe; the explosion of a supernova, which seeded the solar system with heavy elements; and the crash of a comet or asteroid that caused the extinction of the dinosaurs and cleared the way for the evolution of mammals.