The chemically controlled cosmos : astronomical molecules from the big bang to exploding stars / T.W...
The chemically controlled cosmos : astronomical molecules from the big bang to exploding stars / T.W...
The chemically controlled cosmos : astronomical molecules from the big bang to exploding stars / T.W. Hartquist and D.A. Williams ; illustrations by Richard Williams.
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Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1995.
Date
1995.
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T0386100
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English
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Physical content
xv, 169 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Contents
1. A brief history -- 2. Setting the astronomical scene -- 3. The tools of the trade -- 4. Chemistry after the Big Bang -- 5. Interstellar clouds - the birthplaces of stars -- 6. Star formation -- 7. The Solar System at birth -- 8. Stellar winds and outflows -- 9. Astronomical masers near bright sta...
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Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1995.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
1995.
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Summary
In clear, non-technical terms, and without formal mathematics, we learn how to study and understand the behaviour of molecules in a host of astronomical situations. We examine the formation of stars deep within interstellar clouds, the origin of our own Solar System, the cataclysmic deaths of massive stars that explode as supernovae, and the hearts...
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The chemically controlled cosmos : astronomical molecules from the big bang to exploding stars / T.W. Hartquist and D.A. Williams ; illustrations by Richard Williams.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Transferred from N523.02/5.
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T0386100
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74VMlpK658eX
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0521419832 (hardback)
9780521419833 (hardback)
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523.02
MMS ID
991003231679702626
