The universe within : discovering the common history of rocks, planets, and people

Author/Creator:

Shubin, Neil

Publication/Creation:

New York : Pantheon Books, [2013]

Format:

Book

Edition:

1st edition.

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Additional/Related Title Information

Full Title:

The universe within : discovering the common history of rocks, planets, and people / Neil Shubin

Subjects/Genre

Subjects:

Geology
Petrology
Earth (Planet)--Origin

Description/Summary

Table of Contents:

Rocking our world -- Blasts from the past -- Lucky stars -- About time -- The ascent of big -- Connecting the dots -- Kings of the hill -- Fevers and chills -- Cold facts -- Mothers of invention.

Bibliography:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [191]-208) and index.

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.

Language:

English

Physical Type/Description:

x, 225 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm

Additional Identifiers

Catalog ID (MMSID):

990032299560302486

ISBN:

0307378438 (hbk.)
9780307378439 (hbk.)

OCLC Number:

783520721

Barcode:

010002609348