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Examines the mass extinction of dinosaurs and offers a possible explanation of the causes.
Author : Isaac Asimov
Publisher : Yearling
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 27,78 MB
Release : 1990
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780440403470
Examines the mass extinction of dinosaurs and offers a possible explanation of the causes.
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File Size : 49,94 MB
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ISBN : 9780812489040
Author : Isaac Asimov
Publisher : Gareth Stevens
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 46,26 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780836839555
Examines the mass extinction of dinosaurs and offers a possible explanation of the causes.
Author : Lisa Randall
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 359 pages
File Size : 14,10 MB
Release : 2015-10-27
Category : Science
ISBN : 0062328514
In this brilliant exploration of our cosmic environment, the renowned particle physicist and New York Times bestselling author of Warped Passages and Knocking on Heaven’s Door uses her research into dark matter to illuminate the startling connections between the furthest reaches of space and life here on Earth. 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.
Author : James Lawrence Powell
Publisher : Mariner Books
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 42,3 MB
Release : 1999
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780156007030
What killed the dinosaurs? For more than a century, this question has been one of the greatest unsolved mysteries in science. But, in 1980, Nobel Prize-winning physicist Luis Alvarez and his son, Walter, proposed a radical answer: 65 million years ago an asteroid or comet as big as Mt. Everest slammed into the earth, raising a dust cloud vast enough to cause mass extinction. A revolutionary idea that challenged the ice-age extinction theory, the asteroid-impact theory was scorned and derided by the science community. But after years of bitter debate and intense research, an astonishing discovery was made-an immense impact crater in the Yucatan Peninsula that was identified as Ground Zero. The Alvarezes had their proof. A dramatic scientific detective story, Night Comes to the Cretaceous is a brilliant example of science at work-in the trenches, complete with passionate struggles and occasional victories. "
Author : Isaac Asimov
Publisher : Gareth Stevens Publishing
Page : 34 pages
File Size : 20,26 MB
Release : 1994
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780836811292
Examines the mystery of what caused the mass extinction of dinosaurs.
Author : Steve Brusatte
Publisher : Quercus
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 42,50 MB
Release : 2014-08-19
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1623655382
From the king of the dinosaurs the Tyrannosaurus Rex to the formidable Brachiosaurus, dinosaurs are a perennial favorite of children of all ages. The 14 stunning images in this bookazine reveal the dinosaurs as you have never seen them before. Every poster is accompanied by the facts and figures surrounding the individual dinosaurs, including information about their habitat, food and predators. Featuring a dinosaur family tree and scale pictures to help compare the size and dominance of these incredible beasts, this entertaining and educational collection will captivate and amaze.
Author : Dana Desonie
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 129 pages
File Size : 12,73 MB
Release : 1996-03-15
Category : Science
ISBN : 0805038442
An encyclopedia encompassing a variety of natural science subjects relating to the understanding of weather and climate including the technology and policy discussions which have become part of contemporary environmental and political debates impacting forestry, aviation, famine relief, and pollution. Each entry is a short essay written by one of the over 200 distinguished contributing scholars; entries are cross-referenced and are written at different levels of technicality, making the reference suitable for scientists and non- scientists alike. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Author : Danielle McLaughlin
Publisher :
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 50,33 MB
Release : 2016
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0812998421
"In a raw seacoast cabin, a young woman watches her boyfriend go out with his brother, late one night, on a mysterious job she realizes she isn t supposed to know about. A man gets a call at work from his sister-in-law, saying that his wife and his daughter never made it to nursery school that day. A mother learns that her teenage daughter has told a teacher about problems in her parents marriage that were meant to be private problems the mother herself tries to ignore. McLaughlin conveys these characters so vividly that readers will feel they are experiencing real life. Often the stories turn on a single, fantastic moment of clarity after which nothing can be the same."--
Author : Walter Alvarez
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 36,92 MB
Release : 2015-09-15
Category : Science
ISBN : 0691169667
Sixty-five million years ago, a comet or asteroid larger than Mount Everest slammed into the Earth, inducing an explosion equivalent to the detonation of a hundred million hydrogen bombs. Vaporized detritus blasted through the atmosphere upon impact, falling back to Earth around the globe. Disastrous environmental consequences ensued: a giant tsunami, continent-scale wildfires, darkness, and cold, followed by sweltering greenhouse heat. When conditions returned to normal, half the plant and animal genera on Earth had perished. This horrific chain of events is now widely accepted as the solution to a great scientific mystery: what caused the extinction of the dinosaurs? Walter Alvarez, one of the Berkeley scientists who discovered evidence of the impact, tells the story behind the development of the initially controversial theory. It is a saga of high adventure in remote locations, of arduous data collection and intellectual struggle, of long periods of frustration ended by sudden breakthroughs, of friendships made and lost, and of the exhilaration of discovery that forever altered our understanding of Earth's geological history.