Origins : the scientific story of creation / Jim Baggott.
By: Baggott, J. E.
New York, NY : Oxford University Press, c2015Description: xvii, 403 p. : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 25 cm.ISBN: 9780198707646 (hbk).Subject(s): Astronomy -- Philosophy | Beginning | Cosmography | Cosmology | Life -- Origin | Solar system -- Origin | UniverseGenre/Form: Print books.Summary: What is the nature of the material world? How does it work? What is the universe and how was it formed? What is life? Where do we come from and how did we evolve? How and why do we think? What does it mean to be human? How do we know?There are many different versions of our creation story. This book tells the version according to modern science. It is a unique account, starting at the Big Bang and travelling right up to the emergence of humans as conscious intelligent beings, 13.8 billion years later. Chapter by chapter, it sets out the current state of scientific knowledge: the origins of spa.| Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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What is the nature of the material world? How does it work? What is the universe and how was it formed? What is life? Where do we come from and how did we evolve? How and why do we think? What does it mean to be human? How do we know?There are many different versions of our creation story. This book tells the version according to modern science. It is a unique account, starting at the Big Bang and travelling right up to the emergence of humans as conscious intelligent beings, 13.8 billion years later. Chapter by chapter, it sets out the current state of scientific knowledge: the origins of spa.