Cosmic Evolution: The Rise of Complexity in Nature

by Eric Chaisson

Book Overview

We are connected to distant space and time not only by our imaginations but also through a common cosmic heritage. Emerging now from modern science is a unified scenario of the cosmos, including ourselves as sentient beings, based on the time-honored concept of change. From galaxies to snowflakes, from stars and planets to life itself, we are beginning to identify an underlying ubiquitous pattern penetrating the fabric of all the natural sciences--a...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 067400342X
• ISBN13: 9780674003422
• Release Date: February 2001
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 274 Pages
• Weight: 1.33 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 9.5"