Origins : fourteen billion years of cosmic evolution / Neil deGrasse Tyson and Donald Goldsmith.
Material type: TextPublication details: New York : W.W. Norton, c2004.Edition: 1st edDescription: 345 p. : col. ill. ; 25 cmISBN:- 0393059928
- 523.1 22
- QB981 .T96 2004
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Adult Book | Main Library | NonFiction | Adult Display - Second Floor | 523.1 T994 | in the sky | Available | 33111003994247 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
An exploration of new theories about the formation and evolution of the universe traces from the big bang, through the first three billion years on Earth, to today's search for life on other planets.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 323-325) and index.
Preface : A meditation on the origins of science and the science of origins -- Overture : The greatest story ever told -- pt. 1. The origin of the universe. In the beginning -- Antimatter matters -- Let there be light -- Let there be dark -- Let there be more dark -- One universe or many? -- pt. 2. The origin of galaxies and cosmic structure. Discovering galaxies -- The origin of structure -- pt. 3. The origin of the stars. Dust to dust -- The elemental zoo -- pt. 4. The origin of planets. When worlds were young -- Between the planets -- Worlds unnumbered : planets beyond the solar system --pt. 5. The origin of life. Life in the universe -- The origin of life on Earth -- Searching for life in the solar system -- Searching for life in the Milky Way galaxy -- Coda : The search for ourselves in the cosmos.