Cosmic Dawn: The Origins of Matter and Life

ISBN-10: 0595007902
ISBN-13: 9780595007905
Series: Cosmic Dawn
Category: Cosmology
Language: English
Published: 2000
Publisher: Dissertation.com
Authors: Eric Chaisson, Eric J. Chaisson

Description

Cosmic Dawn describes a highly interdisciplinary tour of billions of years of cosmic history, an epochal saga drawing on every field of modern science — astronomy, physics, chemistry, biology, geology and anthropology — to address the two most fundamental problems of all: the origins of matter and life. Winner of the Phi Beta Kappa Award, the American Institute of Physics Award, and a National Book Award Nomination.

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Other editions

Cosmic Dawn: The Search for the First Stars and Galaxies
- 2013-08-13
- 279 pages
- Ebook
- Springer Science & Business Media
Cosmic Dawn: The Origins of Matter and Life
- 1984
- 320 pages
- Paperback
- Berkley Publishing Group
Cosmic Dawn: The Origins of Matter and Life
- 1981
- 302 pages
- Paperback
- Little Brown

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