Index Antimatter. See also Matter E = mc2, 112 importance of, 160 origins of discovery, 160–61 Apes human evolution, 146 Archimedes levers and buoyancy, 3–4 Aristotle Jupiter’s moons, 13 law of falling objects, 9–10 laws of motion, 31 Arteries circulatory system, 15–16 Astrology distance to the sun, 27 Astronomy. See also Big Bang theory; Black holes; Expanding universe; Galaxies; Origins of life; Solar system; Speed of light; Sun-centered universe dark matter, 211–12 distance to the sun, 27–28 Doppler Effect, 75–76 electromagnetic radiation/radio waves, 83 existence of planets around other stars, 215–16 Infrared (IR) and ultraviolet (UV) light, 55–56 planetary motion, 11–12 quasars and pulsars, 205–6 Atmosphere. See also Ice ages; Nature of the atmosphere; Oceans, effects on weather; Oxygen; Weather air pressure, 17–18 matter, 47–48 origins of life, 194–95 photosynthesis, 45 Atmospheric layers importance of, 107 origins of discovery, 107–8 Atomic bonding importance of, 131 origins of discovery, 131–32
Absolute zero temperature superconductivity, 128–29 Accelerating universe importance of, 218 origins of discovery, 218–19 Acetylcholine neurotransmitters, 145 Achromatic microscope mitochondria, 103 Adrenaline, 109 Agassiz, Louis ice ages, 69–70 Agglutination, 99 Air pressure importance of, 17 origins of discovery, 17–18 Algae complete evolution, 209 Amino acids. See also Tryptophan origins of life, 194–95 vitamins, 118 Anaerobic process metabolism, 174–75 Anatomy. See Comparative anatomy; Human anatomy Anesthesia definition of, 57 importance of, 57 origins of discovery, 57–58 Animals. See also Ecosystems; Plants coelacanth, 176–77 continental drift, 138 deep-sea life, 88–89 order in nature, 33–34 theory of evolution, 79–80 Anthropology theory of evolution, 79 Antibiotics importance of, 124 origins of discovery, 124–25 penicillin, 158–59
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