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Preface | |
Part I. Prolegomena: Science and Religion: 1. Monumental scientific discoveries, units of measurements, and a warning about this book | |
Part II. Matter and Energy: 2. Atoms and photons | |
3. The atomic nucleus | |
Part III. Cosmology | |
4. Birth of the universe | |
5. Measuring the universe | |
6. The objects in the sky | |
7. The solar system | |
8. Earth in space | |
Part IV. Geology: 9. Minerals and gems | |
10. Igneous rocks and volcanism | |
11. The Earth's interior | |
12. Plate tectonics | |
13. The atmosphere | |
14. The hydrosphere | |
15. Sediments and sedimentary rocks | |
16. Sedimentary environments | |
17. Diagenesis, metamorphism, and rock deformation | |
18. Stratigraphy | |
Part V. Evolution of Life and Environment: 19. Origin and early evolution of life | |
20. The cryptozoic: sections and taxa | |
21. Early phanerozoic phyla and related taxa | |
22. The paleozoic | |
23. The mesozoic | |
24. The cenozoic | |
Part VI. The Historical Perspectives: Part VII. Appendices: Part VIII. References and subject index. |
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