The Three Big Bangs Revised Edition Contributor(s): Dauber, Philip M. (Author), Muller, Richard A. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0201154951 ISBN-13: 9780201154955 Publisher: Basic Books OUR PRICE: $19.79 Product Type: Paperback Published: April 1997 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. |