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Author : Hubert Reeves
Release : 1991
Genre : Cosmology
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 877/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Hour of Our Delight : Cosmic Evolution, Order, and Complexity by : Hubert Reeves
Download or read book The Hour of Our Delight : Cosmic Evolution, Order, and Complexity written by Hubert Reeves. This book was released on 1991. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Eric J. Chaisson
Release : 2001-02-16
Genre : Science
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Book Rating : 878/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Cosmic Evolution by : Eric J. Chaisson
Download or read book Cosmic Evolution written by Eric J. Chaisson. This book was released on 2001-02-16. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chaisson addresses some of the most basic issues we can contemplate: the origin of matter and the origin of life, and the ways matter, life, and radiation interact and change with time. He designs for us an expansive yet intricate model depicting the origin and evolution of all material structures.
Author : Douglas Northrop
Release : 2014-12-15
Genre : History
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 513/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis A Companion to World History by : Douglas Northrop
Download or read book A Companion to World History written by Douglas Northrop. This book was released on 2014-12-15. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Companion to World History presents over 30 essays from an international group of historians that both identify continuing areas of contention, disagreement, and divergence in world and global history, and point to directions for further debate. Features a diverse cast of contributors that include established world historians and emerging scholars Explores a wide range of topics and themes, including and the practice of world history, key ideas of world historians, the teaching of world history and how it has drawn upon and challenged "traditional" teaching approaches, and global approaches to writing world history Places an emphasis on non-Anglophone approaches to the topic Considers issues of both scholarship and pedagogy on a transnational, interregional, and world/global scale
Author : Nikos Prantzos
Release : 2000-04-13
Genre : Nature
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 989/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Our Cosmic Future by : Nikos Prantzos
Download or read book Our Cosmic Future written by Nikos Prantzos. This book was released on 2000-04-13. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shall we return to the Moon? Could we colonise Mars, and other planets in our solar system? How might we travel to the distant stars, in our own Galaxy and beyond? Why haven't we yet met an extraterrestrial civilisation? How can we avoid the various cosmic threats, such as asteroid collisions? Could we escape the remote but certain death of our Sun? What is the ultimate fate of the Universe itself? This captivating and unprecedented book is about the future of the human race in the Universe, for the centuries, millennia and eons to come. It is not an account of 'what will happen', but of 'what could happen', in the light of our current knowledge, scientists' speculations, and their philosophical and social implications. Drawing also on historical accounts and classic works of science fiction, it artfully displays a gripping preview of Our Cosmic Future.
Author : Fred Spier
Release : 2015-03-04
Genre : History
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 710/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Big History and the Future of Humanity by : Fred Spier
Download or read book Big History and the Future of Humanity written by Fred Spier. This book was released on 2015-03-04. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: big history and the future of humanity "This remains the best single attempt to theorize big history as a discipline that can link core concepts and paradigms across all historical disciplines, from cosmology to geology, from biology to human history. With additional and updated material, the Second Edition also offers a fine introduction to the history of big history and a superb introductory survey to the big history story. Essential reading for anyone interested in a rapidly evolving new field of scholarship that links the sciences and the humanities into a modern, science-based origin story." —David Christian, Macquarie University "Notable for its theoretic approach, this new Second Edition is both an indispensable contribution to the emerging big history narrative and a powerful university textbook. Spier defines words carefully and recognizes the limits of current knowledge, aspects of his own clear thinking." —Cynthia Brown, Emerita, Dominican University of California Reflecting the latest theories in the sciences and humanities, this new edition of Big History and the Future of Humanity presents an accessible and original overview of the entire sweep of history from the origins of the universe and life on Earth up to the present day. Placing the relatively brief period of human history within a much broader framework – one that considers everything from vast galaxy clusters to the tiniest sub-atomic particles – big history is an innovative theoretical approach that opens up entirely new multidisciplinary research agendas. Noted historian Fred Spier reveals how a thorough examination of patterns of complexity can offer richer insights into what the future may have in store for humanity. The second edition includes new learning features, such as highlighted scientific concepts, an illustrative timeline and comprehensive glossary. By exploring the cumulative history from the Big Bang to the modern day, Big History and the Future of Humanity, Second Edition, sheds important historical light on where we have been – and offers a tantalizing glimpse of what lies ahead.
