A non-technical (but serious) treatment of those parts of Earth history leading up to human history, as well as some pre-historical aspects of humanity. Many "events" in Earth's history necessarily preceded the emergence of human beings (and intelligence). Geology has provided us with a great deal of information about these various steps on the way to intelligent life, and how and why they were important. Some of these events were on a cosmic scale (no universe - no life!), some were planetological/astronomical (no Earth - no life), some were essentially chemical (how did life emerge in the primordial ocean and why do we have oxygen in the atmosphere?), and some were details of evolutionary history (how did life colonize the land and how did mammals develop?). In this book an enthusiastic professor of geosciences presents a broad introduction from the Big Bang to the present and into the future, lucidly explaining aspects from various disciplines to interested, non-specialist readers.
| ISBN: | 9783319992167 |
| Publication date: | 21st December 2018 |
| Author: | George H Shaw |
| Publisher: | Springer an imprint of Springer International Publishing |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 85 pages |
| Series: | Springer Praxis Books |
| Genres: |
Life sciences: general issues History of science Geology, geomorphology and the lithosphere The environment Astronomy, space and time Biology, life sciences Earth sciences |
A non-technical (but serious) treatment of those parts of Earth history leading up to human history, as well as some pre-historical aspects of humanity. Many "events" in Earth's history necessarily preceded the emergence of human beings (and intelligence). Geology has provided us with a great deal of information about these various steps on the way to intelligent life, and how and why they were important. Some of these events were on a cosmic scale (no universe - no life!), some were planetological/astronomical (no Earth - no life), some were essentially chemical (how did life emerge in the primordial ocean and why do we have oxygen in the atmosphere?), and some were details of evolutionary history (how did life colonize the land and how did mammals develop?). In this book an enthusiastic professor of geosciences presents a broad introduction from the Big Bang to the present and into the future, lucidly explaining aspects from various disciplines to interested, non-specialist readers.
Great Moments in the History of Life. Popular Science features in the following genres: Life sciences: general issues, History of science, Geology, geomorphology and the lithosphere, The environment, Astronomy, space and time, Biology, life sciences, Earth sciences
Great Moments in the History of Life. Popular Science is available in Hardback
Great Moments in the History of Life. Popular Science was written by George H Shaw and published by Springer an imprint of Springer International Publishing
Great Moments in the History of Life. Popular Science has 85 pages
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