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Bill Bryson - A Really Short History of Nearly Everything

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A Short History of Nearly Everything, this stunningly illustrated book fromBill Bryson takes us from the Big Bang to the dawn of science, and everythingin between!

Ever wondered how we got from nothing to something?
Or thought about how we can weigh the earth?
Or wanted to reach the edge of the universe?

Uncover the mysteries of time, space and life on earth in this extraordinary book - a journey from the centre of the planet, to the dawn of the dinosaurs, and everything in between.

And discover our own incredible journey, from single cell to civilisation, including the brilliant (and sometimes very bizarre) scientists who helped us find out the how and why.

The ideal book for curious young readers everywhere.

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P UFFIN BOOKS U K | US A | Can ada | I reland | Austr alia I ndia | N ew Zea land | South Afri ca P u n Book s i s part of the Peng uin Ra ndom Hous e grou p of comp anies whose addre sses can be found at global.pen guinrandomho use.co m. www .p enguin.c o.uk www .p uffi n. co.uk www .la dybird.c o.uk A S hort Histor y of Nea rly E very thing fi rs t publ ished i n Gre at Br itain by Doub leday , a d ivision o f T r answo rld P ublishers, : abri dged, ada pted a nd illus trated editi on A Reall y Shor t History of Nea rly E very thing fi rst published in Gr eat Br itain by Doub leday , an imp rint o f Rand om House Children s Books , 200 T his editi on with new il lustrat ions p ublished b y Pu n Book s 2 T ext c opyri ght Bi ll Br ys on, 200 3, 200 8, 2 A bridged and ed ited b y Feli cia La w S ubject c onsulta nts: Sarah Chant; Mart in We aver I llustrati ons cop yrig ht Dan iel Lon g, Dawn Cooper , Jess Sots , Kati e Pond er , 2020 T he pict ure cr edits o n page 1 cons titute a n ext ension o f this copyr ight p age T he mora l ri ght of th e auth or and illustra tors has b een as sert ed Ty peset i n Barl ow Cond ensed a nd Chroni c by Per fe ct Bo und Ltd 978 All corr espondence to: Pu n Books , Pen guin Random House Children s One Emb assy G ardens, 8 Viaduct Garden s, London SW 7BW
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CoNtEnT s FOREW ORD ....................................... L OST IN THE COSMOS HO W DO THEY KNOW THA T? ........................... COOKING U P A UNIVERSE ............................. TH E BIG BANG .....................................

HI! GL AD YOU COULD MAKE IT! ........................ LIS TENING TO THE BIG BANG ......................... T O THE EDGE OF THE UNIVERSE ...................... J OURNEY INTO SPAC E .............................. L OOKING FOR PLUTO ............................... J OURNEYS END ...................................

WHOS OUT TH ERE? ................................ TH E SUPERNOV A SEARCHER ......................... TH E SIZE OF THE EARTH B ACK ON EARTH .................................. M EAS URING THE EARTH ............................. E ARTHS BULGE ................................... HO W FA R ROUND? .................................

TR ACKING VENUS ................................. WEIGHING TH E EARTH .............................. FE ATH ERWEIGHT MEAS URES ......................... SO, H ERE WE ARE . .. ..............................

FINDING E ARTHS AGE .............................. TH E STONE -BREAKERS ............................. SL OW AND STEA DY DOE S IT .......................... FINDING FOSSIL S .................................. D ATI NG THE ROCKS ................................ T OOTH AND CLA W .................................

DINOSAUR HU NTERS ...............................

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ITS BONE TIM E ........................... ........................... TH E MIGHTY A T OM ................................. A M ATT ER OF CHEMISTRY ........................... TH E PERIODIC T ABLE ...............................

GL OWING ELEMENTS ............................... A NEW A GE D A WNS EINS TEIN THE GENIUS ............................ S PACET IME ...................................... TH E BIG PICTURE .................................. B AD SCIENCE .................................... A METEORIC AGE ..................................

SO, HERE WE ARE . .. .............................. D ANGEROUS PLANET TR AVE LLING TRILOBITES ............................ CRUS T CRUNCHING ................................ ALL ADRIFT ......................................

TH E FIRE BELOW .................................. BOOM! .......................................... Y ELLOWSTO NE PA RK ............................... BIG QU AKES ...................................... IM PACT FROM SPA CE ............................... A STEROID HIT ....................................

LIFE ITS ELF OUR TINY PA TCH .................................. EARTHS BL ANKET ................................. WILD AND WINDY .................................. HOT- WA TE R BOTTLE .............................. AWAS H WITH W ATE R .............................. DOWN IN THE DEEP ...............................

PROTEIN SOUP ................................... BATT LING BAC TERIA .............................. YOUR MINI WO RLD ................................

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M AKING YOU ILL ................................. SO, HERE WE ARE . ............................. .............................

CITIZEN CELL S .................................. HO W LONG CAN YO U STA Y? ......................... A RU NAW AY SUCCESS ............................. TIM E TO GET S TAR TED ............................. OUT OF TH E SEA ................................. WH ERE DID WE COME FROM? ........................

COMINGS AND GOINGS ............................. L ABELLING LIFE ................................. C ANT COUNT? ................................... J OURNEY TO TH E FUTURE .......................... TH E QUIET MONK ................................. ONE BIG HAPP Y FA MILY ............................

CHAIN OF LIFE ................................... TH E ROAD TO US HO T AND COLD ................................... CHILL Y TIMES ................................... SKULL AND BONES ................................ L UCY .......................................... FROM TH ERE TO H ERE .............................

T OOL-MAKERS ................................... SO, WE GO T HERE! ................................ HUM ANS TA KE OVER .............................. WHA T NOW? .................................... GOOD BYE ....................................... IND EX .........................................

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F oReWoRd H ave you ev er c losed your ey es a nd tried to imag ine jus t - photo 11
F oReWoRd H ave you ev er c losed your ey es a nd tried to imag ine jus t ho w big infin ity is ? O r wondere d what there use d to b e befo re there was a un iverse ? Or trie d to e nvision what it would b e like to tra vel at t he spee d of light or pee r into a b lack hol e? A nd did all this make y our brai n hurt a litt le? We ll, don t worry , I am her e to h elp you. I spe nt abo ut fift y ye ars as king my self brain-s training quest ions and f inally deci ded (b ecause I don t move ve ry fa st) to s ee i f I couldn t find som e a nswers. Y o u are holding the r esu lt. A ll that has chan ged wit h this s pecial n ew edi tion is that it is much shor te r t hough the be st b its a re all st ill in - a nd cunningl y illus trat ed t o make it eas y t o se e exact ly how thi s univ erse of ours is put t ogeth er . I l earned tw o part icular th ings fr om do ing this bo ok.
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