A most improbable story : the evolution of the universe, life, and humankind /: the evolution of the universe, life, and humankind. (2022)

• Record Type: Book
• 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
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