The Great Ordovician Biodiversification Event
The Great Ordovician Biodiversification Event

Author: Barry D. Webby

Publisher: Columbia University Press

Published: 2004-04-14

Total Pages: 497

ISBN-13: 0231501633

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Two of the greatest evolutionary events in the history of life on Earth occurred during Early Paleozoic time. The first was the Cambrian explosion of skeletonized marine animals about 540 million years ago. The second was the "Great Ordovician Biodiversification Event," which is the focus of this book. During the 46-million-year Ordovician Period (489–443 m.y.), a bewildering array of adaptive radiations of "Paleozoic- and Modern-type" biotas appeared in marine habitats, the first animals (arthropods) walked on land, and the first non-vascular bryophyte-like plants (based on their cryptospore record) colonized terrestrial areas with damp environments. This book represents a compilation by a large team of Ordovician specialists from around the world, who have enthusiastically cooperated to produce this first globally orientated, internationally sponsored IGCP (International Geological Correlation Program) project on Ordovician biotas. The major part is an assembly of genus- and species-level diversity data for the many Ordovician fossil groups. The book also presents an evaluation of how each group diversified through Ordovician time, with assessments of patterns of change and rates of origination and extinction. As such, it will become the standard work and data source for biotic studies on the Ordovician Period.

Great Events in Religion [3 volumes]
Great Events in Religion [3 volumes]

Author: Florin Curta

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Published: 2016-11-28

Total Pages: 1148

ISBN-13: 1610695666

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This three-volume set presents fundamental information about the most important events in world religious history as well as substantive discussions of their significance and impact. This work offers readers a broad and thorough look at the greatest events in world religious history, covering a wide range of religions, time periods, and areas around the globe. The entries present authoritative information and informed viewpoints written by expert contributors that enable readers to easily learn about the chief events in religious history, help them to better understand the course of world history, and promote a greater respect for culturally diverse religious traditions. The first of the three volumes covers religion from the preliterary world through around AD 600; the second, the post-classical era from 600 to 1450; and the third, the modern era from 1450 to the present. Each volume begins with a substantive introduction that discusses the history of world religions during the period covered by the volume. The chronologically ordered entries overview each event, place it in historical context, and identify the reasons for its enduring significance.

Ten Great Events in History
Ten Great Events in History

Author: James Johonnot

Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand

Published: 2024-03-04

Total Pages: 306

ISBN-13: 3387318014

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Reproduction of the original. The publishing house Megali specialises in reproducing historical works in large print to make reading easier for people with impaired vision.

The Big Event
The Big Event

Author: G.M. "Jim" Haney

Publisher: Dorrance Publishing

Published: 2021-10-07

Total Pages: 272

ISBN-13: 1637642741

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The Big Event: Did Christianity Create the Bible or Did the Bible Create Christianity? by G.M. “Jim” Haney Simply, this book is about the Bible. It asks the question: Did Christianity create the Bible OR Did the Bible create Christianity? Author G.M. Haney has always sought logical, reasonable answers. He wrote this book for readers like him who are looking for an objective view of what the Bible is trying to tell us. This work attempts to explain the origins of the New Testament writings and the importance of the most significant event in mankind's history, the “Big Event”: Christ's resurrection. Haney hopes this work will increase readers’ awareness of the importance of spending time thinking about their relationship to God, as it is an issue that cannot be ignored.

Communism, Science and the University
Communism, Science and the University

Author: Ivaylo Znepolski

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2020-03-31

Total Pages: 265

ISBN-13: 1000050807

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The book explores the intellectual history of Bulgaria between the 1960s and the 1980s at the intersections of the country's social and political history. Based on case studies, the research delves into three areas: the control and pressure mechanisms used on science and the university; the clash of ideas while performing the formal and hidden functions of academia in a communist regime setting; the processes whereby research and academia acquire a relative autonomy and alternative academic communities are being formed amidst the eroding ideological legitimacy of the regime. Centred on the concept of the "incident", this setup allowed us to eschew the narratives around the role of the dissidents or "freedom as a gift" and interpret society's transformation as the outcome of intersecting and overlaying sectoral events, which gathered strength down the years and lay the ground for the eruption labelled here as the "Big Event of 1989".