Bibliograph

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

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

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-208) and index

Illustrations

illustrationsmaps

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The universe within

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

783520721

Responsibility statement

Neil Shubin

Sub title

discovering the common history of rocks, planets, and people

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

Table Of 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

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