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OverviewScientists believe that we would not be here it were not for three great cataclysms in the early history of Earth and of the universe. This is the first book to explore the deep connection between the events that shaped life on Earth: the ""Big Bang"" that spawned an entire universe; the explosion of a supernova, which seeded the solar system with heavy elements; and the crash of a comet or asteroid that caused the extinction of the dinosaurs and cleared the way for the evolution of mammals. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Philip Dauber , Richard MullerPublisher: INGRAM PUBLISHER SERVICES US Imprint: Perseus Books Dimensions: Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.60cm , Length: 21.00cm Weight: 0.302kg ISBN: 9780201154955ISBN 10: 0201154951 Pages: 224 Publication Date: 14 April 1997 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsComet Crashes * Jupiter Crash * Target Earth * Controversy * The Smoking Gun * Asteroids * Comets * Nemesis and Mass Extinctions * Spaceguard * Impacts and Evolution Exploding Stars * New Star * Stars Are Us * Secret Lives and Violent Deaths of Stars * The Peculiar Progeny of a Supernova * The Supernova Hunters Creation Of The Universe * Creation * The Fleeing Galaxies * Microwaves in the Sky * A Snapshot of Creation * Of Matter and Antimatter * Universes Finite and Infinite * Cosmological Candles * Three Big Bangs RevisitedReviewsAuthor InformationPhilip M. Dauber's research includes work on time reversal and antimatter. Richard A. Muller's previous book, Nemesis: The Death Star, dealt with the theory that there is a companion star orbiting the sun light-years away, which periodically causes comets to strike the earth. He is the recipient of a MacArthur ""genius"" award. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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