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Written in Stone Icon Science
Author | : Brian Switek |
Publsiher | : Icon Books Ltd |
Total Pages | : 466 |
Release | : 2017-03-02 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 9781848313118 |
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Darwin's theory of evolution was for more than a century dogged by a major problem: the evidence proving the connections between the main groups of organisms was nowhere to be found. By the 1970s this absence of 'transitional fossils' was hotly debated; some palaeontologists wondered if these 'missing links' had been so quick that no trace of them was left. However, during the past three decades fossils of walking whales from Pakistan, feathered dinosaurs from China, fish with feet from the Arctic Circle, ape-like humans from Africa, and many more bizarre creatures that fill in crucial gaps in our understanding of evolution have all been unearthed. The first account of the hunt for evolution's 'missing links', Written in Stone shows how these discoveries have revolutionised palaeontology, and explores what its findings might mean for our place on earth.
Written in Stone
Author | : Brian Switek |
Publsiher | : Icon Books |
Total Pages | : 320 |
Release | : 2011-07-01 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 1848313128 |
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The first book on the hunt for evolution’s ‘missing links’ over the last three decades – and what palaeontologists’ findings mean for our place on earth. Darwin’s theory was for more than a century dogged by a major problem: the evidence proving the connections between the main groups of organisms was nowhere to be found. By the 1970s this absence of ‘transitional fossils’ was hotly debated; some palaeontologists wondering if these ‘missing links’ had been so quick that no trace of them was left. However, during the past three decades fossils of walking whales from Pakistan, feathered dinosaurs from China, fish with feet from the Arctic Circle, ape-like humans from Africa, and many more bizarre creatures that fill in crucial gaps in our understanding of evolution have all been unearthed. These discoveries have revolutionised the way in which the fossil record is read to make sense of life on Earth, including the evolution of human beings. WRITTEN IN STONE – a hugely compelling scientific history by an up-and-coming star of popular science – is the first account of the remarkable discovery of these gap-fossils and of the new stories they tell about the evolution of life.
Written in Stone Icon Science
Author | : Brian Switek |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 320 |
Release | : 2017-03-02 |
Genre | : Electronic Book |
ISBN | : 1785782010 |
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Darwin’s theory of evolution was for more than a century dogged by a major problem: the evidence proving the connections between the main groups of organisms was nowhere to be found. By the 1970s this absence of ‘transitional fossils’ was hotly debated; some palaeontologists wondered if these ‘missing links’ had been so quick that no trace of them was left. However, during the past three decades fossils of walking whales from Pakistan, feathered dinosaurs from China, fish with feet from the Arctic Circle, ape-like humans from Africa, and many more bizarre creatures that fill in crucial gaps in our understanding of evolution have all been unearthed. The first account of the hunt for evolution’s ‘missing links’, Written in Stone shows how these discoveries have revolutionised palaeontology, and explores what its findings might mean for our place on earth.
The Comet Sweeper Icon Science
Author | : Claire Brock |
Publsiher | : Icon Books |
Total Pages | : 227 |
Release | : 2017-01-05 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 9781785781674 |
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Having escaped domestic servitude in Germany by teaching herself to sing, and established a career in England, Caroline Herschel learned astronomy while helping her brother William, then Astronomer Royal. Soon making scientific discoveries in her own right, she swept to international scientific and popular fame. She was awarded a salary by George III in 1787 – the first woman in Britain to make her living from science. But, as a woman in a male-dominated world, Herschel's great success was achieved despite constant frustration of her ambitions. Drawing on original sources – including Herschel's diaries and her fiery letters – Claire Brock tells the story of a woman determined to win independence and satisfy her astronomical ambition.
Turing and the Universal Machine Icon Science
Author | : Jon Agar |
Publsiher | : Icon Books |
Total Pages | : 134 |
Release | : 2017-09-07 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 9781785782534 |
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The history of the computer is entwined with that of the modern world and most famously with the life of one man, Alan Turing. How did this device, which first appeared a mere 50 years ago, come to structure and dominate our lives so totally? An enlightening mini-biography of a brilliant but troubled man.
Genesis of Nature and the Nature of Genesis
Author | : Norman Parker |
Publsiher | : New Generation Publishing |
Total Pages | : 262 |
Release | : 2015-10-06 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 9781785074936 |
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Creation and Evolution are topics which raise some hard questions: How did Nature start? (What is the real "e;origin of species"e;?) Were living things created by God, or did they evolve? (or both ?) How long ago did it all happen? What do the fossils actually tell us? Why are we still arguing about Darwin 130 years after his death? These questions are from a grey area where science, philosophy and religious belief overlap. The scientists themselves do not agree about the answers. This beginning of Nature: is it a matter of Revelation, or Folk Tale, or science? How much of the science of the past is "e;Just So story"e;?
Moving Heaven and Earth Icon Science
Author | : John Henry |
Publsiher | : Icon Books |
Total Pages | : 82 |
Release | : 2017-12-07 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 9781785782701 |
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When Nicolaus Copernicus claimed that the Earth was not stationary at the centre of the universe but circled the Sun, he brought about a total revolution in the sciences and consternation in the Church. Copernicus’ theory demanded a new physics to explain motion and force, a new theory of space, and a completely new conception of the nature of our universe. He also showed for the first time that a common-sense view of things isn’t necessarily correct, and that mathematics can and does reveal the true nature of the material world. As John Henry reveals, from his idea of a swiftly moving Earth Copernicus sowed the seed from which science has grown to be a dominant aspect of modern culture, fundamental in shaping our understanding of the workings of the cosmos.
Written in Stone
Author | : Chet Raymo,Maureen E. Raymo |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 184 |
Release | : 1989 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : UCSC:32106009900405 |
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Traces the geological time changes that shaped the land from Maine to New Jersey.