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From Dust to Life

By John Chambers

From Dust to Life

By John Chambers

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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.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
320
Release Date:
2017-05-02
Publication Date:
2017-05-02
Publisher:
Princeton University Press
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0691175705
ISBN13:
9780691175706
Weight:
567 g
Height:
154 cm
Width:
233 cm
Thickness:
23 cm
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