Bibliograph

Epic of evolution, seven ages of the cosmos, Eric Chaisson ; illustrated by Lola Judith Chaisson

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Epic of evolution, seven ages of the cosmos, Eric Chaisson ; illustrated by Lola Judith Chaisson

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 443-444) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Epic of evolution

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

58604840

Responsibility statement

Eric Chaisson ; illustrated by Lola Judith Chaisson

Review

"How did everything around us - the air, the land, the sea, and the stars - originate? What is the source of order, form, and structure characterizing all material things? These are just some of the grand scientific questions Eric J. Chaisson, author of the classic work Cosmic Dawn, explores in his enthralling and illuminating history of the universe. Explaining new discoveries and a range of cutting-edge ideas and theories, Chaisson provides a creative and coherent synthesis of current scientific thinking on the universe's beginnings. He takes us on a tour of the seven ages of the cosmos, from the formless era of radiation through the origins of human culture

Sub title

seven ages of the cosmos

Summary

Along the way he examines the development of the most microscopic and the most immense aspects of our universe and the complex ways in which they interact."--Jacket

Table Of Contents

Prologue : cosmological overview -- 1. Particle epoch : simplicity fleeting -- 2. Galactic epoch : hierarchy of structures -- 3. Stellar epoch : forges for elements -- 4. Planetary epoch : habitats for life -- 5. Chemical epoch : matter plus energy -- 6. Biological epoch : complexity sustained -- 7. Cultural epoch : intelligence to technology -- Epilogue : a whole new era

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