The evolving universe and the origin of life : the search for our cosmic roots / by Pekka Teerikorpi, Mauri Valtonen, Kirsi Lehto, Harry Lehto, Gene Byrd, Arthur Chernin.
Teerikorpi, Pekka, 1948- author.; Valtonen, M. J. (Mauri J.), 1945- author.; Lehto, Kirsi, author.; Lehto, Harry, author.; Byrd, Gene G., author.; Chernin, A. D. (Artur Davidovich), author.
2019
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Title The evolving universe and the origin of life : the search for our cosmic roots / by Pekka Teerikorpi, Mauri Valtonen, Kirsi Lehto, Harry Lehto, Gene Byrd, Arthur Chernin.
Author Teerikorpi, Pekka, 1948- author.
Edition Second edition.
ISBN 9783030179212 (electronic book)
3030179214 (electronic book)
9783030179205
DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-17921-2
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-17
Published Cham, Switzerland : Springer, [2019]
Language English
Description 1 online resource (xix, 584 pages) : illustrations.
Item Number 10.1007/978-3-030-17921-2 doi
10.1007/978-3-030-17
Call Number QB981
Dewey Decimal Classification 523.1
Summary Regarding his discoveries, Sir Isaac Newton famously said, "If I have seen further it is by standing upon the shoulders of giants." The Evolving Universe and the Origin of Life describes, complete with fascinating biographical details of the thinkers involved, a history of the universe as interpreted by the expanding body of knowledge of humankind. From subatomic particles to the protein chains that form life, and expanding in scale to the entire universe, this book covers the science that explains how we came to be. This book contains a great breadth of knowledge, from astronomy and physics to chemistry and biology. The second edition brings this story up to date, chronicling scientific achievements in recent years in such fields of research as cosmology, the large-scale architecture of the universe, black holes, exoplanets, and the search for extraterrestrial life. With over 250 figures, this is a non-technical, easy-to-read textbook at an introductory college level that is ideal for anyone interested in science as well as its history.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Source of Description Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed September 19, 2019).
Added Author Valtonen, M. J. (Mauri J.), 1945- author.
Lehto, Kirsi, author.
Lehto, Harry, author.
Byrd, Gene G., author.
Chernin, A. D. (Artur Davidovich), author.
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Preface to the Second Edition
Preface to the First Edition
Part 1: The Widening World View
When Science Was Born
Science in Athens
Planetary Spheres and the Size of the Universe
Medieval Cosmology
The Roots of the Copernican Revolution
The True Laws of Planetary Motion Revealed
Galileo Galilei and His Successors
How Far Away Are the Stars?
The Scale of the Solar System
Part 2: Physical Laws of Nature
Newton
Celestial Mechanics
Nature of Light
Electricity and Magnetism
Time and Space
Curved Space and Gravity
Atoms and Nuclei
Strange Microworld
Elementary Particles
Part 3: The Universe
Stars: Cosmic Fusion Reactors
The Riddle of the Milky Way
Entering the Galaxy Universe
Large-scale Structure of the Universe
Finite or Infinite Universe: Cosmological Models
When it all Began: Big Bang
The Dark Side of the Universe
Active Galaxies: Messages Through Radio Waves
Origin of Galaxies
Part 4: Life in the Universe
The Nature of Life
The Origin of Earth and its Moon
Emergence and Evolution of Life
Life and our Solar System
Extrasolar Planetary Systems and Life in other Solar Systems
Humans Role in the Universe
Recommended Reading
Index.

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