Dark matter and the dinosaurs : the astounding interconnectedness of the universe
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New York, NY : Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2015].
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xv, 412 pages : illustrations, charts ; 24 cm
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Published
New York, NY : Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2015].
Edition
First edition.
Language
English

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 377-396) and index.
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"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." --,provided by publisher.

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