A most improbable story : the evolution of the universe, life, and humankind /: the evolution of the universe, life, and humankind. (2022)
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- Book
- Title:
- A most improbable story : the evolution of the universe, life, and humankind /: the evolution of the universe, life, and humankind. (2022)
- Main Title:
- A most improbable story : the evolution of the universe, life, and humankind
- Further Information:
- Note: Steven J. Theroux.
- Authors:
- Theroux, Steven J
- Contents:
- Preface Introduction Perspective Matters, But Perspective Isn’t Everything – Envisioning Humankind’s Place in the Universe Part I: The Making of a Habitable World 1. In the Beginning – The Genesis of the Universe 2. The Life and Death of a Star 3. The Milky Way – A Goldilocks Galaxy 4. The Galactic Cradle 5. The Inimitable Earth Part II: The Emergence of Life From a Lifeless World 6. Let There Be Life - The Rise of the Prokaryotes 7. Evolution – The Generator of Life’s Diversity 8. The Birth of the Superkingdoms – Prokaryotes, Achaea, and Eukaryotes 9. Partnering Up – The Journey from Single Cell Eukaryotes to Multicellular Animals 10. The Blossoming of Terrestrial Life 11. The Emergence of Genus Homo – The Earth’s First Humans Come Into Being 12. The Genesis of Behaviorally Modern Homo sapiens – A Cognitively Advanced Human That Can Reflect Upon Its Existence 13. Peering into Life’s Future Epilogue
- Edition:
- 1st
- Publisher Details:
- Boca Raton : CRC Press
- Publication Date:
- 2022
- Extent:
- 1 online resource, illustrations (black and white, and colour)
- Subjects:
- 576.8
Evolution (Biology)
Human beings -- History
Cosmology - Languages:
- English
- ISBNs:
- 9781000610529
9781000610512
9781003270294 - Related ISBNs:
- 9781032218540
9781032218519 - Notes:
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- British Library HMNTS - ELD.DS.701827
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