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Stellar alchemy : the celestial origin of atoms /
When Cortez asked the Aztecs where they obtained the iron in their daggers, they pointed to the sky. Stars manufacture iron, and every other element making up familiar objects around us. In this fascinating book Michel Cassé explains how even humanity itself is connected to the debris of exploded s...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés Francés |
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Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2003.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | When Cortez asked the Aztecs where they obtained the iron in their daggers, they pointed to the sky. Stars manufacture iron, and every other element making up familiar objects around us. In this fascinating book Michel Cassé explains how even humanity itself is connected to the debris of exploded stars. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xiii, 242 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-235) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0511078552 9780511078552 9780511541346 0511541341 |