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A Natural History of Time

By Pascal Richet , John Venerella

Book information

Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Year
2010
ISBN
9780226712888, 9780226712888
Google Books ID
CFnZeaYrNDkC
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
3 MB (3107628 bytes)
Pages
xiv+471\487
Orientation
yes
Paginated
yes
Scanned
portrait
Time added
2015-08-02 09:15:31
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Description

For most of history, people trusted mythology or religion to provide an answer to the pressing question of the earth's age, even though nature abounds with clues. In "A Natural History of Time", geophysicist Pascal Richet tells the fascinating story of how scientists and philosophers examined those clues and from them built a chronological scale that has made it possible to reconstruct the history of nature itself. The quest for time is a story of ingenuity and determination, and like a geologist, Pascal Richet carefully peels back the strata of that history, giving us a chance to marvel at each layer and truly appreciate how far our knowledge - and our planet - have come.

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