The Universe - Origins and Evolution

56 Pages·1995·6.79 MB·English

by  Enrico Miotto

BEGINNINGS
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ORIGINS EVOLUTION
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Evolution of
THE Universe
4.5 billion years ago
the oceans and first
landmasses form.
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5 billion years ago
the planet Earth forms.
2.5 billion years ago
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the atnnosphere forms.
3 billion years ago
10 bacteria appear
life begins.

BEGINNINGS
THE
UNIVERSE
AND
ORIGINS EVOLUTION
by
Enrico Miotto
English Translation by Rocco Serini
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Illustration p. 10-11 (1) Jean-Louis de Cenival, Egypte, Epoque Pharaonique, Office
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Illustration p. 12 (2) Hevelius, Machinae Coelestis, 1673.
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Miotto, E. (Enrico)
[Universo. English]
The universe:—origins and evolution / by Enrico Miotto.
p. cm. (Beginnings)
Translation of: L'Universo.
Includes index.
ISBN 0-8114-3334-X
— —
1. Cosmology Juvenile literature. 2. Astronomy Juvenile literature.
[1. Cosmology. 2. Universe. 3. Astronomy.] I. Title.
QB983.M5613 1995
523.1—dc20 94-3839
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