時間の自然史（英訳） Natural History of Time -- Hardback

Richet, Pascal

The University of Chicago Press（2007/06発売）

• 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 471 p.／サイズ 12 halftones
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780226712871
• DDC分類 551.701

基本説明

New in paperback. Hardcover was published in 2007. Nature abounds with clues to the past of the Earth and the stars. Geophysicist Pascal Richet tells the fascinating story of how scientists and philosophers examined those clues and from them built a chronological scale that has made it possible to reconstruct the history of nature itself.

Full Description

For most of history, people trusted mythology or religion to provide an answer to the pressing question of the earth's age, even though nature abounds with clues. In "A Natural History of Time", geophysicist Pascal Richet tells the fascinating story of how scientists and philosophers examined those clues and from them built a chronological scale that has made it possible to reconstruct the history of nature itself. The quest for time is a story of ingenuity and determination, and like a geologist, Pascal Richet carefully peels back the strata of that history, giving us a chance to marvel at each layer and truly appreciate how far our knowledge - and our planet - have come.