Bryson, Bill. <br/><br/>
A short history of nearly everything / 
Bill Bryson. 
 - Anchor Canada ed. 
 - Toronto, ON :  Anchor Canada,  2004. 
 - 544 p. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Part I - Lost in the cosmos -- How to build a universe -- Welcome to the solar system -- The Reverend Evans's universe -- Part II - The Size of the earth -- The Measure of things -- The Stone-breakers -- Science red in tooth and claw -- Elemental Matters -- Part III - A New age -- Einstein's Universe -- The Mighty atom -- Getting the lead out -- Muster Mark's quarks -- The Earth moves -- Part IV - Dangerous planet -- Bang! -- The Fire below -- Dangerous beauty -- Part V - Life itself -- Loney planet -- Into the troposphere -- The Bounding main -- The Rise of life -- Small world -- Life goes on -- Good-bye to all that -- The Richness of being -- Cells -- Darwin's singular notion -- The Stuff of life -- Part VI The Road to Us -- Ice time -- The Mysterious biped -- The Restless ape -- Good-bye. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0385660049 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Science--Popular works.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>AG 195  / .B79 2003 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>500 BRY 2004