The quest to pinpoint the age of the Earth is nearly as old as humanity itself. For most of history, people trusted mythology or religion to provide the answer, even though nature abounds with clues to the past of the Earth and the stars. In "A Natural History of Time," geophysicist Pascal Richet tells the fascinating story of how scientists and philosophers examined those clues and from them built a chronological scale that has made it possible to reconstruct the history of nature itself. Richet begins his story with mythological traditions, which were heavily influenced by the...
The quest to pinpoint the age of the Earth is nearly as old as humanity itself. For most of history, people trusted mythology or religion to provid...
How do we know how old the Earth is? This book tells the story of how scientists and philosophers examined the clues in the natural world and from them built a chronological scale that has made it possible to reconstruct the history of nature.
How do we know how old the Earth is? This book tells the story of how scientists and philosophers examined the clues in the natural world and from the...
This book examines the history of biological thought from the ancient philosophers up to the present day. The intended audience is students of a high school/university level; nonetheless the narration, following the line of logic that has accompanied thinkers of the past, will permit even less prepared readers to gradually acquire the elements necessary for complete understanding of the text. In other terms, the book is written with the rigor necessary for the academic world, but its narrative manner makes it suitable also for a very broad public. This book is recommended for many other...
This book examines the history of biological thought from the ancient philosophers up to the present day. The intended audience is students of a high ...
