Inverted Bowl: Introductory Accounts of the Universe & Its Life Paperback - 2010
by George H.A. Cole
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- Title Inverted Bowl: Introductory Accounts of the Universe & Its Life
- Author George H.A. Cole
- Binding Paperback
- Condition New
- Pages 364
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Imperial College, London
- Date 2010-03-30
- Features Bibliography, Index, Maps
- Bookseller's Inventory # W68541b
- ISBN 9781848165052 / 1848165056
- Weight 1.49 lbs (0.68 kg)
- Dimensions 9.7 x 6.5 x 0.7 in (24.64 x 16.51 x 1.78 cm)
- Library of Congress subjects Life on other planets, Evolution (Biology)
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2011290106
- Dewey Decimal Code 576.839
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This immediately raises the age-old question of whether there can be life elsewhere in the Universe and whether this might involve advanced technologically-capable beings like ourselves. The topic is explored in this workbook. To gain a balanced perspective on these matters, the arguments are set against the broad panorama of the Universe on the one hand and on the evolution of life on Earth leading to Homo sapiens on the other. More than this, the apparatus for achieving technological excellence, such as the development of appropriate energy sources and the invention of the required mathematical skills, is also included. This wide range of arguments is unusual.
This notebook-cum-workbook provides a firm and comprehensive introduction to these studies. It is written by an expert in the field for readers beginning to ponder these questions seriously. It is hoped that the reader will extend the arguments further as the subject develops. A special feature is an extensive compendium to act as the beginnings of a personal inventory. The Inverted Bowl is in a very real sense a companion to Wandering S