| The Evolving Universe and the Origin of Life: The Search for Our Cosmic Roots 2009 Edition Contributor(s): Teerikorpi, Pekka (Author), Valtonen, Mauri (Author), Lehto, K. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0387095330 ISBN-13: 9780387095332 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $80.74 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2008 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Mathematics | Transformations - Science | Astronomy - Science | Earth Sciences - Geology |
| Dewey: 515.73 |
| LCCN: 2008930766 |
| Physical Information: 1.2" H x 6.2" W x 9.3" (1.95 lbs) 508 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book searches the answer to the question: Why are we here? It brings answers in the broadest sense offered by the "great story of science," from the point of view of fundamental physics and the origin of the universe, from the cosmic evolution leading to the formation of our planet Earth, to the evolution of life and human beings on the Earth. The process of our evolving comprehension of the surrounding world is followed from the antiquity to the modern times. The reader is brought up-to-date with the latest developments of this area of science in a non-technical way that is suitable at the introductory college level and for a wide circle of people interested in science. |