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Title:
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From dust to life : the origin and evolution of our solar system : with a new afterword by the authors /
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Authors:
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John Chambers, Author ;
Jacqueline Mitton, Author
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Material Type:
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book
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Publisher:
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[S.l.] : Princeton University Press, 2017
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ISBN / ISSN / EAN :
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978-0-691-17570-6
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Size:
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xvi, 313 pages / illustrations / 24 cm
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"With a new afterword by the authors." Includes bibliographical references and index
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Languages:
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English
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Class number:
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QB503
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Subjects:
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Life--Origin
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Solar system
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Description:
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Drawing on the history of astronomy and the latest findings in astrophysics and the planetary sciences, John Chambers and Jacqueline Mitton offer the most up-to-date and authoritative treatment of the subject available. They examine how the evolving universe set the stage for the appearance of our Sun, and how the nebulous cloud of gas and dust that accompanied the young Sun eventually became the planets, comets, moons, and asteroids that exist today. They explore how each of the planets acquired its unique characteristics, why some are rocky and others gaseous, and why one planet in particular--our Earth--provided an almost perfect haven for the emergence of life.
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