An Introduction to Cosmochemistry
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'will be suitable for both the specialist and the advanced undergraduate because it provides a broad, comprehensive outline of our understanding of matter, using the appropriate tools of astronomy, geology, chemistry and physics.' Marcus Chown New Scientist
'beautifully written' David Hughes New Scientist
'This is a marvellous book ... up to date, well illustrated and well referenced ... An Introduction to Cosmochemistry will serve admirably as a basis for undergraduate and graduate courses in geochemistry, geophysics, astronomy, and astrophysics.' I. R. McNab Chemistry in Britain
Book Description
This upper-division textbook describes the composition and evolution of material objects in the universe. The survey begins with a discussion of terrestrial materials and ends with the composition of quasars and distant galaxies. There are two main themes: chemical processes responsible for the abundances we observe, and nuclear processes in which the chemical elements originate. The author presents a total pedagogic synthesis of the subject, building on the basic information in the first chapters to lead into a fuller explanation of the composition of the planets and stellar and primordial nucleosynthesis. The later chapters treat the analytical methods of stellar and nebular spectra, and move on to the composition of stars and galaxies. The book is fully referenced and includes problem sets for the student.
An Introduction to Cosmochemistry,Charles R. Cowley,Cambridge University Press,0521459206,Astrogeology,Astronomy - General,Astrophysics,Astrophysics & Space Science,Cosmochemistry,Science,Science/Mathematics,Cosmology & the universe,Science / Astrophysics & Space Science
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