Scientists have the opportunity to view certain subjects in more depth than most non-scientists. This is accomplished through the use of an intricate language necessary to accomplish their goals - mathematics. This language of numbers, coordinates, derivatives, integrals, functions, extensions, exponentials and many other processes allows the exploration of the known and unknown in a precise manner.
During the development of our solar system and the accumulation of the material that formed the planets, Earth happened to emerge under conditions that eventually led to the beginning of and...