Beginnings the story of origins--of mankind, life, the earth, the Universe 0425115860, 9780425115862
A wondrous excursion through 15 billion years of human and prehuman history, written by America's most popular and
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English Pages [308] Year 1989
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Table of contents :
Introduction ix
What are the Beginnings of . . .
1. Human Flight 1
2. History 7
3. Civilization 20
4. Modem Man 37
5. Homo Sapiens 42
6. Hominids 57
7. Primates 69
8. Mammals 76
9. Animal Flight 87
10. Reptiles 97
11. Land Life 114
12. Chordates 126
13. Continents 136
14. Earth 157
15. Fossils
16 Multicellular Organisms
17. Eukaryotes 184
18. Prokaryotes 191
19. Viruses 196
20. Ocean and Atmosphere 202
21. Life 219
22. Moon 239
23. Solar System 246
24.Universe 255 Index 275
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