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A most improbable journey : a big history of our planet and ourselves / Walter Alvarez.
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9780393292695 (hbk.)
039329269X (hbk.)
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Alvarez, Walter, 1940-
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A most improbable journey : a big history of our planet and ourselves / Walter Alvarez.
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First edition.
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New York W.W. Norton & Company, 2017.
Description
246 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary
Famed geologist Walter Alvarez expands our view of human history by revealing the cosmic, geologic, and evolutionary forces that have shaped us. Big History, the field that studies the entire known past of our universe to give context to human existence, has so far been the domain of historians. In The Little Book of Big History, geologist Walter Alvarez--best known for his 'Impact Theory' explaining dinosaur extinction--makes a compelling case for a new, science-first approach to Big History. He brings a scientist's view to the human story, from the creation of our universe and our planet, the rise of life, the movement of our continents and its effect on human migration, to humanity's ascendance due to our mastery of Earth's natural resources. Alvarez's illuminating observations and stories will give readers a new appreciation of the events, from the Big Bang to the Bronze Age and beyond, that have led to the human situation. Through entertaining, bite-sized chapters, The Little Book of Big History will send readers out in a thousand different directions to learn more.
Subjects
Human beings -- History
Human evolution -- History
Cosmology -- History
Geology -- History
Natural history
Civilization -- History
History -- Philosophy
Earth (Planet) -- History
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Civilization -- History
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Cosmology -- History
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Earth (Planet) -- History
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Geology -- History
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History -- Philosophy
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Human beings -- History
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Human evolution -- History
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Natural history
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See Also:
Civilization, Medieval
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Civilization, Modern
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Historicism
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Biogeography
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Biology
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Botany
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Geology
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Mineralogy
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Science
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Zoology
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Soil biology
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Authors:
Alvarez, Walter, 1940-
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