The Resource Dark matter and the dinosaurs : the astounding interconnectedness of the Universe, Lisa Randall
Dark matter and the dinosaurs : the astounding interconnectedness of the Universe, Lisa Randall
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The item Dark matter and the dinosaurs : the astounding interconnectedness of the Universe, Lisa Randall represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Forsyth County Public Library.
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- Summary
- "Sixty-six million years ago, an object the size of a city descended from space to crash into Earth, creating a devastating cataclysm that killed off the dinosaurs, along with three-quarters of the other species on the planet. What was its origin? In Dark Matter and the Dinosaurs, Lisa Randall proposes it was a comet that was dislodged from its orbit as the Solar System passed through a disk of dark matter embedded in the Milky Way. In a sense, it might have been dark matter that killed the dinosaurs. Working through the background and consequences of this proposal, Randall shares with us the latest findings--established and speculative--regarding the nature and role of dark matter and the origin of the Universe, our galaxy, our Solar System, and life, along with the process by which scientists explore new concepts. In Dark Matter and the Dinosaurs, Randall tells a breathtaking story that weaves together the cosmos' history and our own, illuminating the deep relationships that are critical to our world and the astonishing beauty inherent in the most familiar things"--
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 1 online resource
- Contents
-
- The development of the universe. The clandestine dark matter society ; The discovery of dark matter ; The big questions ; Almost the very beginning: a very good place to start ; A galaxy is born
- An active solar system. Meteoroids, meteors, and meteorites ; The short, glorious lives of comets ; The edge of the solar system ; Living dangerously ; Shock and awe ; Extinctions ; The end of the dinosaurs ; Life in the habitable zone ; What goes around comes around ; Flinging comets form the oort cloud
- Deciphering dark matter's identity. The matter of the invisible world ; How to see in the dark ; Socially connected dark matter ; The speed of dark ; Searching for the dark disk ; Dark matter and comet strikes
- Conclusion: looking up
- Isbn
- 9780062328519
- Label
- Dark matter and the dinosaurs : the astounding interconnectedness of the Universe
- Title
- Dark matter and the dinosaurs
- Title remainder
- the astounding interconnectedness of the Universe
- Statement of responsibility
- Lisa Randall
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "Sixty-six million years ago, an object the size of a city descended from space to crash into Earth, creating a devastating cataclysm that killed off the dinosaurs, along with three-quarters of the other species on the planet. What was its origin? In Dark Matter and the Dinosaurs, Lisa Randall proposes it was a comet that was dislodged from its orbit as the Solar System passed through a disk of dark matter embedded in the Milky Way. In a sense, it might have been dark matter that killed the dinosaurs. Working through the background and consequences of this proposal, Randall shares with us the latest findings--established and speculative--regarding the nature and role of dark matter and the origin of the Universe, our galaxy, our Solar System, and life, along with the process by which scientists explore new concepts. In Dark Matter and the Dinosaurs, Randall tells a breathtaking story that weaves together the cosmos' history and our own, illuminating the deep relationships that are critical to our world and the astonishing beauty inherent in the most familiar things"--
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- Randall, Lisa
- Dewey number
- 523.1/126
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- QB791.3
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
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- Dark matter (Astronomy)
- Cosmology
- Electronic books
- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- Dark matter and the dinosaurs : the astounding interconnectedness of the Universe, Lisa Randall
- Link
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
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- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
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- txt
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- Contents
- The development of the universe. The clandestine dark matter society ; The discovery of dark matter ; The big questions ; Almost the very beginning: a very good place to start ; A galaxy is born -- An active solar system. Meteoroids, meteors, and meteorites ; The short, glorious lives of comets ; The edge of the solar system ; Living dangerously ; Shock and awe ; Extinctions ; The end of the dinosaurs ; Life in the habitable zone ; What goes around comes around ; Flinging comets form the oort cloud -- Deciphering dark matter's identity. The matter of the invisible world ; How to see in the dark ; Socially connected dark matter ; The speed of dark ; Searching for the dark disk ; Dark matter and comet strikes -- Conclusion: looking up
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 1 online resource
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780062328519
- Isbn Type
- (electronic bk.)
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- c
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- Stock number
- 27C8E252-0C34-42D0-92A1-D6F6FEB8971D
- System control number
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- (OCoLC)922688762
- (OCoLC)ocn922688762
- Label
- Dark matter and the dinosaurs : the astounding interconnectedness of the Universe, Lisa Randall
- Link
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- The development of the universe. The clandestine dark matter society ; The discovery of dark matter ; The big questions ; Almost the very beginning: a very good place to start ; A galaxy is born -- An active solar system. Meteoroids, meteors, and meteorites ; The short, glorious lives of comets ; The edge of the solar system ; Living dangerously ; Shock and awe ; Extinctions ; The end of the dinosaurs ; Life in the habitable zone ; What goes around comes around ; Flinging comets form the oort cloud -- Deciphering dark matter's identity. The matter of the invisible world ; How to see in the dark ; Socially connected dark matter ; The speed of dark ; Searching for the dark disk ; Dark matter and comet strikes -- Conclusion: looking up
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 1 online resource
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780062328519
- Isbn Type
- (electronic bk.)
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- Stock number
- 27C8E252-0C34-42D0-92A1-D6F6FEB8971D
- System control number
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- (OCoLC)922688762
- (OCoLC)ocn922688762
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