Origins: Fourteen Billion Years of Cosmic EvolutionW. W. Norton & Company, 2004 - 345 стор. "An accessible and extremely well-written exploration of the deep waters of cosmology, astrophysics, and exobiology." —Kirkus Reviews Our 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. |
Зміст
Acknowledgments | 11 |
OVERTURE The Greatest Story Ever Told | 25 |
In the Beginning | 33 |
Antimatter Matters | 46 |
Let There Be Light | 53 |
Let There Be Dark | 64 |
Let There Be More Dark | 78 |
One Universe or Many? | 98 |
Between the Planets | 194 |
Planets Beyond | 204 |
Life in the Universe | 225 |
The Origin of Life on Earth | 233 |
Searching for Life in the Solar System | 250 |
Searching for Life in the Milky | 274 |
CODA | 291 |
Glossary of Selected Terms | 297 |
The Origin of Galaxies and Cosmic Structure | 109 |
Dust to Dust | 147 |
The Elemental Zoo | 167 |
When Worlds Were Young | 183 |
Further Reading | 323 |
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