Our place in the universe /

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Author / Creator:Glendenning, Norman K.
Imprint:London : Imperial College Press ; Singapore ; Hackensack, NJ : World Scientific, ©2007.
Description:1 online resource (xviii, 223 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Language:English
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11155265
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ISBN:9789812708304
9812708308
9789812700681
9812700684
9789812700698
9812700692
Digital file characteristics:data file
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (page 215) and index.
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Summary:Our Place in the Universe tells the story of our world, formation of the first galaxies and stars formed from great clouds containing the primordial elements made in the first few minutes; birth of stars, their lives and deaths in fiery supernova explosions; formation of the solar system, its planets and many moons; life on Earth, its needs and vicissitudes on land and in the seas; finally exoplanets, planets that surround distant stars. Interspersed in the text are short pieces on some of those who revealed these wonders to us. It is written in a very authoritative and readable form and conta.
Other form:Print version: Glendenning, Norman K. Our place in the universe. London : Imperial College Press ; Singapore ; Hackensack, NJ : World Scientific, ©2007 9789812700681 9812700684