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Dark matter and the dinosaurs : the astounding interconnectedness of the universe / Lisa Randall.
A renowned particle physicist draws on original research into dark matter to illuminate the surprising connections between deep space and life on Earth.
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- ISBN: 0062328476
- ISBN: 9780062328472
- Physical Description: xv, 412 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Publisher: [Place of publication not identified] : HarperCollins, 2015.
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| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 377-396) and index. |
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| Subject: | Cosmology. Dark matter (Astronomy) |
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Table of Contents
Dark Matter and the Dinosaurs : The Astounding Interconnectedness of the Universe
| Section | Section Description | Page Number |
|---|---|---|
| Introduction | p. vii | |
| Part I | The Development of the Universe | |
| 1 | The Clandestine Dark Matter Society | p. 1 |
| 2 | The Discovery of Dark Matter | p. 11 |
| 3 | The Big Questions | p. 25 |
| 4 | Almost the Very Beginning: A Very Good Place to Start | p. 35 |
| 5 | A Galaxy Is Born | p. 55 |
| Part II | An Active Solar System | |
| 6 | Meteoroids, Meteors, and Meteorites | p. 75 |
| 7 | The Short, Glorious Lives of Comets | p. 95 |
| 8 | The Edge of the Solar System | p. 117 |
| 9 | Living Dangerously | p. 123 |
| 10 | Shock and Awe | p. 147 |
| 11 | Extinctions | p. 165 |
| 12 | The End of the Dinosaurs | p. 189 |
| 13 | Life in the Habitable Zone | p. 219 |
| 14 | What Goes Around Comes Around | p. 237 |
| 15 | Flinging Comets from the Oort Cloud | p. 251 |
| Part III | Deciphering Dark Matter's Identity | |
| 16 | The Matter of the Invisible World | p. 271 |
| 17 | How to See in the Dark | p. 289 |
| 18 | Socially Connected Dark Matter | p. 303 |
| 19 | The Speed of Dark | p. 315 |
| 20 | Searching for the Dark Disk | p. 331 |
| 21 | Dark Matter and Comet Strikes | p. 347 |
| Conclusion: Looking Up | p. 363 | |
| Acknowledgments | p. 373 | |
| List of Illustrations | p. 376 | |
| Supplementary Reading | p. 377 | |
| Index | p. 397 |
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