From Dust to Life: The Origin and Evolution of Our Solar System

Chambers, John; Mitton, Jacqueline

ISBN 10: 0691175705 / ISBN 13: 9780691175706

Verlag: Princeton University Press (edition Revised), 2017

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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.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor: John Chambers is a planetary scientist in the Department of Terrestrial Magnetism at the Carnegie Institution for Science. Jacqueline Mitton is a writer, editor, and media consultant in astronomy. Her books include Titan Unveiled: Saturn's Mysterious Moon Explored (Princeton).

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Titel: From Dust to Life: The Origin and Evolution ...
Verlag: Princeton University Press (edition Revised)
Erscheinungsdatum: 2017
Einband: Paperback
Zustand: Very Good
Auflage: Revised.