How it ends
Subtitle: from you to the universe
By: Chris Impey
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: W.W. Norton
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 352
ISBN-13: 9780393069853
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [301]-328) and index.
Table of contents: title: Endings are personal. That's all, folks ; Everything has it s time ; End of the line; title: All good things must pass. The reaper's scythe ; Beating the odds ; Dust to dust; title: The future of humanity. The fate of species ; Our own worst enemy; title: Beyond natural selection. Endpoints of evolution ; Beyond biology; title: The web of life. The restless earth ; Gaia; title: Threats to the biosphere. A hard rain ; Saving the planet ; Life is viral; title: Living in a solar system. Pale blue dots ; Life beyond earth ; Threats from beyond; title: The sun's demise. Living with a star ; Moving off-earth; title: Our galactic habitat. Once and future stars ; Mergers and acquisitions; title: Aging of the Milky Way. Fade to black ; Childhood's end; title: How the universe ends. Something from nothing ; How it all ends; title: Beyond endings. Living in the multiverse ; From endings to meaning.