Children of the stars : our origin, evolution, and destiny / Daniel R. Altschuler.
Children of the stars : our origin, evolution, and destiny / Daniel R. Altschuler.
Children of the stars : our origin, evolution, and destiny / Daniel R. Altschuler.
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Publisher
Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2002.
Date
2002.
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N520/111
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English
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Physical content
xvii, 257 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 26 cm.
Contents
1. Cooking the elements -- 2. The fertilization of space -- 3. The birth of planets -- 4. Mother Earth -- 5. Life -- 6. Close encounters of many kinds -- 7. Other worlds -- 8. The dark crystal ball -- 9. Epilogue -- App. A. The story of the Sibylline books -- App. B. Some numbers -- App. C. World sc...
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Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2002.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
2002.
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Summary
"Combining scientific explanation with historical comment, Children of the Stars explores the origins of elements, stars, planets, and life itself. It pieces together clues to the answers of questions such as: are we alone in the Universe? What is our place in it? How did we get here?"--BOOK JACKET.
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Children of the stars : our origin, evolution, and destiny / Daniel R. Altschuler.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 237-239) and index.
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N520/111
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74VvjAgNdoOl
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ISBN
0521812127
9780521812122
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520
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991015235999702626
