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Cosmic Evolution : The Rise of Complexity in Nature / Eric J. Chaisson.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Chaisson, Eric, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Cosmology.
- Life--Origin.
- Life.
- Matter--Constitution.
- Matter.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (288 pages)
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, [2001]
- Summary:
- Chaisson addresses some of the most basic issues we can contemplate: the origin of matter and the origin of life, and the ways matter, life, and radiation interact and change with time. He designs for us an expansive yet intricate model depicting the origin and evolution of all material structures.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Prologue: Overview of Cosmic Evolution
- Introduction: The Nature of Change
- Chapter One: Matter
- Chapter Two: Radiation
- Chapter Three: Life
- Discussion: Evolution, Broadly Considered
- Epilogue: A Grand Synthesis
- Symbols and Numerical Constants
- Glossary
- Notes
- Works Cited
- Further Reading
- Index
- About the Author.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9780674260818
- 0674260813
- OCLC:
- 1428234883
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