Description
Summary: | The Evolution of Matter explains how all matter in the Universe developed following the Big Bang and through subsequent stellar processes. It describes the evolution of interstellar matter and its differentiation during the accretion of the planets and the history of the Earth. Unlike many books on geochemistry, this volume follows the chemical history of matter from the very beginning to the present, demonstrating connections in space and time. It provides also solid links from cosmochemistry to the geochemistry of Earth. The book presents comprehensive descriptions of the various isotope sys.
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Item Description: | Title from publishers bibliographic system (viewed on 10 Sep 2010). |
Physical Description: | 1 online resource (532 pages) |
ISBN: | 9780511535604 0511535600 9780521866477 0521866472 9780521169646 052116964X |