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1 online resource (x, 521 pages) : illustrations |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 442-488) and index. |
Contents |
The elements -- Early solar system: nebula formation, evolution and lifetime -- Accretion of the earth -- Global evolution of the earth. |
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 systematics and fractionation processes occurring naturally in the Universe, using simple equations and helpful tables of data. With a glossary of terms and over 900 references, this volume is a valuable reference for researchers and advanced students studying the chemical evolution of the Earth, the Solar System and the wider Universe. |
Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
Subject |
Isotope geology.
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Isotope geology. |
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Interstellar matter.
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Interstellar matter. |
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Molecular evolution.
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Molecular evolution. |
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Matter.
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Matter. |
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Cosmology.
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Cosmology. |
Genre/Form |
Electronic book.
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Electronic books.
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Added Author |
Kramers, Jan.
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Other Form: |
Print version: Tolstikhin, I.N. (Igorʹ Nesterovich). Evolution of matter. Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2008 9780521866477 0521866472 (DLC) 2007053050 (OCoLC)186349525 |
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Print version: Tolstikhin, I.N. (Igorʹ Nesterovich). Evolution of matter. Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2008 9780521866477 (DLC) 2007053050 (OCoLC)186349525 |
ISBN |
9780511410000 (electronic book) |
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051141000X (electronic book) |
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051140946X (electronic book) |
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9780511409462 (electronic book) |
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9780511406218 (electronic book ; Adobe Reader) |
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0511406215 (electronic book ; Adobe Reader) |
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9780521866477 (hardback) |
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0521866472 (hardback) |
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9780511408106 (ebook) |
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0511408102 (ebook) |
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1281717177 |
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9781281717177 |
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