Title:
Origins : fourteen billion years of cosmic evolution
Author:
Added Author:
Edition:
Revised and updated [edition].
Publication Date:
2022
Publication Information:
New York : W.W. Norton and Company, 2022.
©2022
Physical Description:
350 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 21 cm
ISBN:
9780393866889
Abstract:
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.
General Note:
Previous edition: 2004.
Contents:
The origin of the universe -- The origin of galaxies and cosmic structure -- The origin of stars and planets.
Language:
English
