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The Shortest History of the WorldCondition: BRAND NEW ISBN: 9781760643614 Format: B format paperback Year: 2022 Publisher: Black Inc Description: How did time begin? What conditions led to humans evolving on Earth? Will we survive the Anthropocene? And is it really true that we're all made from stars? The Shortest History of the World follows the continuum of historical change in the cosmos from the Big Bang, through the evolution of life, to human history. Combining knowledge from
Condition: BRAND NEWISBN: 9781760643614
Format: B-format paperback
Year: 2022
Publisher: Black Inc
Description:
How did time begin? What conditions led to humans evolving on Earth? Will we survive the Anthropocene? And is it really true that we're all made from stars?
The Shortest History of the World follows the continuum of historical change in the cosmos - from the Big Bang, through the evolution of life, to human history. Combining knowledge from chemistry, biology and physics with insights from the social sciences and humanities, The Shortest History of the World takes a bird's eye view of 13.8 billion years.
In this compelling and revealing book, David Baker traces the rise of complexity in the cosmos, from the first atoms to the first life and then to humans and the things we have made. He shows us how simple clumps of hydrogen gas transformed into complex human societies. This approach - Big History - allows us to see beyond the chaos of human affairs to the overall trajectory. Finally, Baker looks at the dramatic and sudden changes we're making to our planet and its biosphere and how history hints at what might come next.
'We have been the dominant species on this planet for the briefest flicker of our history, and until we understand that, we can't reckon meaningfully with the dramatic and sudden changes we're making to our planet and its biosphere.' -John Green
Contents-
PART ONE - THE INANIMATE PHASE
* The Big Bang
* Stars, Galaxies and Complexity
* Origin of the Earth
PART TWO - THE ANIMATE PHASE
* Life and Evolution
* Explosions and Extinctions
* Primate Evolution
PART THREE - THE CUL
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Color: Light Grey, Size: Medium
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Great vest for a great price!
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Great quality vest versatile for all occasions. I personally felt it ran a bit tight (I ordered a large and felt like I was sucking in a bit the whole time) but I think an XL would have been too big. Overall impressed and happy with purchase.
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