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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Basic Books
Publication date
April 13, 2004
Pages
336
Binding
Paperback
Edition
Reprint
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780465054381
ISBN-10
0465054382
Dimensions
1 by 5.50 by 8 in.
Weight
0.78 lbs.
Availability§
Out of Print
Original list price
$17.95
Other format details
sci/tech
§As reported by publisher
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Summary
A talented young scientist unlocks the secrets of nature's 'Big Bang' 550 million years ago, speculating that the ability to see created a proliferation of life--and variety of life--across the planet. Reprint. 25,000 first printing.
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About 550 million years ago, there was literally an explosion of life forms, as all the major animal groups suddenly and dramatically appeared. Although several books have been written about this surprising event, known as the Cambrian explosion, none has explained why it occurred. Indeed, none was able to. Here, for the first time, Oxford zoologist Andrew Parker reveals his theory of this great flourishing of life. Parker's controversial but increasingly accepted "Light Switch Theory" holds that it was the development of vision in primitive animals that caused the explosion. Drawing on evidence not just from biology, but also from geology, physics, chemistry, history, and art, In the Blink of an Eye is the fascinating account of a young scientist's intellectual journey, and a celebration of the scientific method.
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Reprint edition from Basic Books (April 13, 2004)
9780465054381 | details & prices | 336 pages | 5.50 × 8.00 × 1.00 in. | 0.78 lbs | List price $17.95
About: A talented young scientist unlocks the secrets of nature's 'Big Bang' 550 million years ago, speculating that the ability to see created a proliferation of life--and variety of life--across the planet.
About: A talented young scientist unlocks the secrets of nature's 'Big Bang' 550 million years ago, speculating that the ability to see created a proliferation of life--and variety of life--across the planet.
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