Life through time and space / Wallace Arthur ; [illustrations by Stephen Arthur].
Life through time and space / Wallace Arthur ; [illustrations by Stephen Arthur].
Life through time and space / Wallace Arthur ; [illustrations by Stephen Arthur].
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Publisher
Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, [2017]
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G 2017/4445
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Language
English
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Physical content
x, 277 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
I. From stars to embryos: Galaxy gazing -- Handy humans and other protopeople -- A human with no nerves -- II. Cycles of life: From celestial furnaces -- Life cycles: animals versus stars -- The moment of conception -- III. In the beginning: A universe begins -- The opposite of a whimper -- Our inte...
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Publisher
Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, [2017]
Place of Publication
Massachusetts
Date Published
[2017]
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Summary
We all had three origins: the origin of our own individual life, the origin of life on Earth, and the origin of our planetary home from a universe that initially had neither stars nor planets. This book tells the stories of these three origins and the evolutionary processes connected with them. It tells the stories in an intertwined way; and it con...
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Full title
Life through time and space / Wallace Arthur ; [illustrations by Stephen Arthur].
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Date Copyright
©2017
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Call Numbers
G 2017/4445
Record Identifier
74VKVXbVyy7O
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVXbVyy7O
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ISBN
0674975863 (cloth)
9780674975866 (cloth)
DDC
576.83
MMS ID
991024119016202626
