The universe within : discovering the common history of rocks, planets, and people / Neil Shubin.
The universe within : discovering the common history of rocks, planets, and people / Neil Shubin.
The universe within : discovering the common history of rocks, planets, and people / Neil Shubin.
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Author / Creator
Publisher
New York : Pantheon Books, c2013.
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G 2013/3246
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Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
x, 225 p. : ill., maps ; 22 cm.
Contents
Rocking our world -- Blasts from the past -- Lucky stars -- About time -- In the air -- Connecting the dots -- Kings of the hill -- Fevers and chills -- Cold facts -- Mothers of invention.
Publication information
Publisher
New York : Pantheon Books, c2013.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
c2013.
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Scope and Contents
Summary
Shubin shows how the entirety of the universe's fourteen-billion-year history can be seen in our bodies as he moves from our very molecular composition (a result of stellar events at the origin of our solar system) through the workings of our eyes.
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Full title
The universe within : discovering the common history of rocks, planets, and people / Neil Shubin.
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General note
Includes bibliographical references (p. [191]-208) and index.
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c2013.
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G 2013/3246
Record Identifier
74VKPl8ZxdvA
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKPl8ZxdvA
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ISBN
0307378438 (hbk.)
9780307378439 (hbk.)
DDC
550
MMS ID
991019793859702626
