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In this volume, the first in The Darwin College Lectures Series, a distinguished team of international authorities reports on the latest research on the origins of the most fundamental features of our world. Martin Rees begins the book with a bang, the Big Bang that was the probable start of our expanding universe.

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"All in all there is plenty of food for thought in seven essas, which demonstrate that origins are usually difficult reconstruct for events that happened a long time ago." Bioscience

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Preface D. H. Mellor; Introduction D. H. Mellor; 1. Origin of the universe Martin J. Rees; 2. Origin of the solar system David W. Hughes; 3. Origins of complexity Ilya Prigogine; 4. Human origins and evolution David Pilbeam; 5. Origin of social behaviour John Maynard Smith; 6. Origins of society Ernest Gellner; 7. Origins of language John Lyons; Index.

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      Publisher Cambridge University Press
      Published 22 August 2005
      ISBN-13 9780521018197
      978-0521018197
      ISBN-10 0521018196
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      In this volume, the first in The Darwin College Lectures Series, a distinguished team of international authorities reports on the latest research on the origins of the most fundamental features of our world. Martin Rees begins the book with a bang, the Big Bang that was the probable start of our expanding universe.

      Trade Review

      "All in all there is plenty of food for thought in seven essas, which demonstrate that origins are usually difficult reconstruct for events that happened a long time ago." Bioscience

      Table of Contents

      Preface D. H. Mellor; Introduction D. H. Mellor; 1. Origin of the universe Martin J. Rees; 2. Origin of the solar system David W. Hughes; 3. Origins of complexity Ilya Prigogine; 4. Human origins and evolution David Pilbeam; 5. Origin of social behaviour John Maynard Smith; 6. Origins of society Ernest Gellner; 7. Origins of language John Lyons; Index.

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