Henry F. Firsching

Most Intriguing Story Ever Told

A Summary of Scientific Studies About How We Got Here

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Produktbeschreibung

In The Most Intriguing Story Ever Told, F. Henry Firsching tells the story of how we got here, based on a variety of scientific disciplines.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: University Press of America
• Seitenzahl: 136
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. Februar 2002
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 8mm
• Gewicht: 182g
• ISBN-13: 9780761821915
• ISBN-10: 0761821910
• Artikelnr.: 22219011

Autorenporträt

F. Henry Firsching is Emeritus Professor, Department of Chemistry, Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 Preface
Chapter 2 Acknowledgments
Chapter 3 Introduction
Chapter 4 Astronomy:
Chapter 5 The Big Bang
Chapter 6 The Structure of the Universe
Chapter 7 The Origin of the Elements
Chapter 8 The Formation of the Earth
Chapter 9 The Moon
Chapter 10 Geology:
Chapter 11 The Age of the Earth
Chapter 12 Radioactive Dating
Chapter 13 Earth's Internal Heat
Chapter 14 Continental Drift
Chapter 15 Tides and Glaciers
Chapter 16 Biology:
Chapter 17 The Theory of Evolution
Chapter 18 Probabilities
Chapter 19 Mutations
Chapter 20 The Origins of Life
Chapter 21 The Earliest Life
Chapter 22 The Progression of Life
Chapter 23 Extraterrestrial Life
Chapter 24 Anthropology and Archeology:
Chapter 25 Bones and Artifacts
Chapter 26 Neanderthal Man
Chapter 27 Modern Man
Chapter 28 More Genetic Information About the Origin of Man
Chapter 29 The Present
Chapter 30 The Future:
Chapter 31 Astronomy
Chapter 32 Geology
Chapter 33 Biology
Chapter 34 Archeology and Anthropology
Chapter 35 Glossary
Chapter 36 Index
Chapter 37 About the Author