DAVID HOWE is Emeritus Professor at the University of East Anglia, Norwich. Although he formally retired in 2010, he continues to write and is the author of twenty-four previous books as well as many journal articles and book chapters. David enjoys spending time with his children and grandchildren, and rambling up and down Britain's hills and dales.

• AcknowledgementsPart I: Order and Romance1. Wondering High and Low2. Order and MeaningPart II: Stars3. Star Struck4. Let Me Play among the StarsPart III: Clouds5. Head in the Clouds6. Weather Forecasts and Cloudy ThinkingPart IV: Rocks7. Down to Earth8. Mary Anning and 'Strata' Smith9. Geological Time and the Restless PlanetPart V: Life10. Plants and Animals11. On the Origin of Species12. GeneticsPart VI: Elements13. The Philosopher's Stone14. The Rise of the Chemist15. In Their Element16. The Periodic Table17. Sentient StardustPart VII: One World18. It Takes All Sorts19. Sense and Sensibility20. The Art of ScienceEndnotesBibliographyIndex

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DAVID HOWE is Emeritus Professor at the University of East Anglia, Norwich. Although he formally retired in 2010, he continues to write and is the author of twenty-four previous books as well as many journal articles and book chapters. David enjoys spending time with his children and grandchildren, and rambling up and down Britain's hills and dales.

• AcknowledgementsPart I: Order and Romance1. Wondering High and Low2. Order and MeaningPart II: Stars3. Star Struck4. Let Me Play among the StarsPart III: Clouds5. Head in the Clouds6. Weather Forecasts and Cloudy ThinkingPart IV: Rocks7. Down to Earth8. Mary Anning and 'Strata' Smith9. Geological Time and the Restless PlanetPart V: Life10. Plants and Animals11. On the Origin of Species12. GeneticsPart VI: Elements13. The Philosopher's Stone14. The Rise of the Chemist15. In Their Element16. The Periodic Table17. Sentient StardustPart VII: One World18. It Takes All Sorts19. Sense and Sensibility20. The Art of ScienceEndnotesBibliographyIndex

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DAVID HOWE is Emeritus Professor at the University of East Anglia, Norwich. Although he formally retired in 2010, he continues to write and is the author of twenty-four previous books as well as many journal articles and book chapters. David enjoys spending time with his children and grandchildren, and rambling up and down Britain's hills and dales.

• AcknowledgementsPart I: Order and Romance1. Wondering High and Low2. Order and MeaningPart II: Stars3. Star Struck4. Let Me Play among the StarsPart III: Clouds5. Head in the Clouds6. Weather Forecasts and Cloudy ThinkingPart IV: Rocks7. Down to Earth8. Mary Anning and 'Strata' Smith9. Geological Time and the Restless PlanetPart V: Life10. Plants and Animals11. On the Origin of Species12. GeneticsPart VI: Elements13. The Philosopher's Stone14. The Rise of the Chemist15. In Their Element16. The Periodic Table17. Sentient StardustPart VII: One World18. It Takes All Sorts19. Sense and Sensibility20. The Art of ScienceEndnotesBibliographyIndex

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