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100 | _aNeil deGrasse Tyson | ||
245 | _aOrigins : fourteen billion years of cosmic evolution | ||
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_aNew York : _bW.W. Norton & Company, _c2014. |
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_a345 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : _billustrations (chiefly color) ; _c21 cm |
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520 | _aOur true origins are not just human or even terrestrial, but in fact cosmic. Drawing on recent scientific breakthroughs and the current cross-pollination among geology, biology, astrophysics, and cosmology, Origins explains the soul-stirring leaps in our understanding of the cosmos. From the first image of a galaxy birth to Spirit Rover's exploration of Mars, to the discovery of water on one of Jupiter's moons, coauthors Neil deGrasse Tyson and Donald Goldsmith conduct a galvanizing tour of the cosmos with clarity and exuberance" | ||
650 | _aEvolution. | ||
650 | _aCosmology. | ||
650 | _aCosmology -- Popular works. | ||
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_c1994 _d1994 |