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Great Moments in the History of Life (Springer Praxis Books) by George H. Shaw is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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"A non-technical (but serious) treatment of those parts of Earth history leading up to human history, as well as some pre-historical aspects of humanity. Many "events" in Earth's history necessarily preceded the emergence of human beings (and intelligence). Geology has provided us with a great deal of information about these various steps on the way to intelligent life, and how and why they were important. Some of these events were on a cosmic scale (no universe - no life!), some were planetological/astronomical (no Earth - no life), some were essentially chemical (how did life emerge in the primordial ocean and why do we have oxygen in the atmosphere?), and some were details of evolutionary history (how did life colonize the land and how did mammals develop?). In this book an enthusiastic professor of geosciences presents a broad introduction from the Big Bang to the present and into the future, lucidly explaining aspects from various disciplines to interested, non-specialist readers." -- prové de l'editor

Who reads Great Moments in the History of Life (Springer Praxis Books)?

It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.

Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.

Author
George H. Shaw
Publisher
Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer
Published
2018
Language
EN
ISBN
9783319992167
Category
nonfiction
Subjects
Science, History, Biology

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