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OverviewFrench astronomer Camille Flammarion (1842–1925) won acclaim for bringing science to a general readership. His Astronomie populaire (1880) and its translation into English as Popular Astronomy (1894) are both reissued in this series. The present work, on the origins of the Earth and humankind, sold tens of thousands of copies. Flammarion's original purpose was to update Zimmermann's Le monde avant la création de l'homme, published a quarter of a century earlier. However, scientific understanding had progressed so much that he decided to rewrite the work completely. First published in 1886, it contains some 400 wood engravings depicting dramatic landscapes, dinosaurs, fossils and much more. Ranging from early chapters on the universe and solar system, through to later discussion of the emergence of humankind after aeons of evolution, this book will prove an absorbing read for those interested in a nineteenth-century perspective on the origins of life. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Camille FlammarionPublisher: Cambridge University Press Imprint: Cambridge University Press Dimensions: Width: 17.80cm , Height: 4.40cm , Length: 25.40cm Weight: 1.500kg ISBN: 9781108067836ISBN 10: 1108067832 Pages: 882 Publication Date: 17 April 2014 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Language: French Table of ContentsAvertissement des éditeurs; Les premiers jours de la terre; Livre I. Le Commencement du Monde: 1. La genèse des mondes. Les nébuleuses; 2. La formation du système solaire; 3. La naissance de la terre; Livre II. L'Age Primordial: 1. Les origines de la vie; 2. Les origines de la vie (cont.); 3. Développement et progression de la vie; 4. Premières plantes et premiers animaux; Livre III. L'Age Primaire: 1. Les époques de la nature; 2. Les transformations actuelles du sol; 3. Le développement de la vie; 4. La période carbonifère; 5. Fin des temps primaires; Livre IV. L'Age Secondaire: 1. La période triasique; 2. La période jurassique; 3. La période crétacée; Livre V. L'Age Tertiare: 1. La période éocène; 2. La période miocène; 3. La période pliocène; Livre VI. L'Age Quaternaire: 1. Le quatrième âge de la vie terrestre et les premiers jours de l'ère actuelle; 2. La création de l'homme; Table alphabétique des matières; Table des figures; Table des matières.ReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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