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Great Moments in the History of Life

Springer Praxis Books

By (author) George H. Shaw
Format: Hardback
Publisher: Springer International Publishing AG, Cham, Switzerland
Published: 21st Dec 2018
Dimensions: w 168mm h 240mm
Weight: 454g
ISBN-10: 3319992163
ISBN-13: 9783319992167
Barcode No: 9783319992167
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Synopsis
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.

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"The book would be a wonderful resource for advanced undergraduates or for a graduate-level seminar, as each chapter focuses on a key question regarding life on Earth. ... The index is brief; the few images are useful additions to the text. ... Summing Up: Recommended. Advanced undergraduates through faculty and professionals." (L. T. Spencer, Choice, Vol. 56 (11), July, 2019)