Origins : fourteen billion years of cosmic evolution / Neil deGrasse Tyson and Donald Goldsmith.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publication details: New York : W.W. Norton & Co., 2022.Edition: Revised and updatedDescription: 350 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 21 cmISBN:
  • 9780393866889
  • 0393866882
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 523.1
LOC classification:
  • QB 981 T994o 2022
Online resources: Summary: 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.
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Previous edition: 2004

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

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