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The Chemical Cosmos - A Guided Tour (Paperback, 2012)
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The Chemical Cosmos - A Guided Tour (Paperback, 2012)
Series: Astronomers' Universe
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If you have ever wondered how we get from the awesome impersonality
of the Big Bang universe to the point where living creatures can
start to form, and evolve into beings like you, your friends and
your family, wonder no more. Steve Miller provides us with a tour
through the chemical evolution of the universe, from the formation
of the first molecules all the way to the chemicals required for
life to evolve. Using a simple Hydrogen molecule - known as
H-three-plus - as a guide, he takes us on a journey that starts
with the birth of the first stars, and how, in dying, they pour
their hearts out into enriching the universe in which we live. Our
molecular guide makes its first appearance at the source of the
Chemical Cosmos, at a time when only three elements and a total of
11 molecules existed. From those simple beginnings, H-three-plus
guides us down river on the violent currents of exploding stars,
through the streams of the Interstellar Medium, and into the delta
where new stars and planets form. We are finally left on the shores
of the sea of life. Along the way, we meet the key characters who
have shaped our understanding of the chemistry of the universe,
such as Cambridge physicist J.J. Thomson and the Chicago chemist
Takeshi Oka. And we are given an insider's view of just how
astronomers, making use of telescopes and Earth-orbiting
satellites, have put together our modern view of the Chemical
Cosmos.
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