Bibliograph

Origin story, a big history of everything, David Christian

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Origin story, a big history of everything, David Christian

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Origin story

Nature of contents

dictionariesbibliography

Oclc number

1035947755

Responsibility statement

David Christian

Sub title

a big history of everything

Summary

-- Origin Story With stunning insights into the origin of the universe, the beginning of life, the emergence of humans, and what the future might bring, Origin Story

Table Of Contents

Intro; Title Page; Copyright; Table of Contents; Preface; Introduction; Timeline; PART I: COSMOS; Chapter 1 In the Beginning: Threshold 1; Chapter 2 Stars and Galaxies: Thresholds 2 and 3; Chapter 3 Molecules and Moons: Threshold 4; PART II: BIOSPHERE; Chapter 4 Life: Threshold 5; Chapter 5 Little Life and the Biosphere; Chapter 6 Big Life and the Biosphere; PART III: US; Chapter 7 Humans: Threshold 6; Chapter 8 Farming: Threshold 7; Chapter 9 Agrarian Civilizations; Chapter 10 On the Verge of Today's World; Chapter 11 The Anthropocene: Threshold 8; PART IV: THE FUTUREChapter 12 Where Is It All Going?Acknowledgments; About the Author; Appendix: Statistics on Human History; Glossary; Further Reading; Notes; Newsletters

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