The universe within : discovering the common history of rocks, planets, and people

The universe within : discovering the common history of rocks, planets, and people / Neil Shubin.

Author/creator	Shubin, Neil
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	New York : Pantheon Books, ©2013.
Description	x, 225 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm
Subject(s)	Geology. Petrology. Earth (Planet)--Origin.

Contents	Rocking our world -- Blasts from the past -- Lucky stars -- About time -- In the air -- Connecting the dots -- Kings of the hill -- Fevers and chills -- Cold facts -- Mothers of invention.
Abstract	Shubin shows how the entirety of the universe's fourteen-billion-year history can be seen in our bodies as he moves from our very molecular composition (a result of stellar events at the origin of our solar system) through the workings of our eyes.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. [191]-208) and index.
LCCN	2012007541
ISBN	9780307378439 (hbk.)
ISBN	0307378438 (hbk.)

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	QE28 .S526 2013	✔ Available	Place Hold