Stardust

Stardust

by Gribbin, John R.

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The Gribbins relate the developments in 20th-century astronomy that have led to the shattering realization that all life is made of stardust scattered across the universe in great stellar explosions from supernovae. The authors eloquently explain how the physical structure of the universe has produced conditions ideal for life.

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Title Statements

  • Full title :Stardust / John Gribbin with Mary Gribbin.

Summary

The Gribbins relate the developments in 20th-century astronomy that have led to the shattering realization that all life is made of stardust scattered across the universe in great stellar explosions from supernovae. The authors eloquently explain how the physical structure of the universe has produced conditions ideal for life.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:2000.

Publication Statements

The Physical Object

  • Description:1 online resource (198 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : : illustrations (some color)

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9780141941301, 0141941308
  • oclc:ocn655305029
  • LC Classification:QB450
  • Dewey Decimal:523.8

Table of Contents

Life and the universe -- Life as we know it -- The stars are suns -- Inside the stars -- Cycles and chains in stars -- Big bang cookery -- Burbidge, Burbidge, Fowler, and Hoyle -- The superstar connection -- Sowing the seed.

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Subjects

Cosmochemistry Cosmochimie Cosmologie cosmology Étoiles Stars Supernovae

Writers

Gribbin, John R. Gribbin, Mary

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