Falling Sky The Science and History of Meteorites and Why We Should Learn to Love Them

Name: Falling Sky The Science and History of Meteorites and Why We Should Learn to Love Them
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ISBN: 9780762778287

ISBN-10: 0762778288

ISBN-13: 9780762778287

Edition: 2011

Authors: Ted Nield, Granta Books

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Did an enormous collision in the Asteroid Belt, orbiting the sun between Mars and Jupiter, bombard Earth with meteorites 470 million years ago? Astonishing new research suggests it did, and a revolutionary theory is emerging that this bombardment resulted in the single greatest increase in biological diversity on the planet since the origin of life. Introducing these discoveries to the general public for the first time, Ted Nield challenges the view that meteorites are bad news. Tracing the history of meteorites from the first recorded strike to the videos made routinely today, he reveals the fascinating ways in which meteorites have transformed from omens of doom to a stepping stone to…

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List price: $24.95
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: Globe Pequot Press, The
Publication date: 10/18/2011
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 304
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.232
Language: English

Charles Taylor is Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at McGill University.Ted Nield is Editor of Geoscientist magazine, and Science and Communications Officer, Geological Society of London.



Introduction


A Note On Terminology



Dreamtimes



A Series Of Unfortunate Events



Starry Messengers



The Falling Sky



Demons



Targetï¿½Earth



Deep Impact



Destroyers Of Worlds



Deliverance



Life is Everywhere



Rain From Heaven



A Kick In The Genes



Unrest Cure


Epilogue


Acknowledgments


Further Reading


List Of Illustrations


Index