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Stardust from meteorites : an introduction to presolar grains /
The study of presolar meteoritic grains is a new inter-disciplinary field that brings together topics from nuclear physics to astronomy and chemistry. Traditionally, most of the information about the cosmos has been gathered by observing light through telescopes. However, with the recent discovery t...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Singapore ; Hackensack, NJ ; London :
World Scientific,
©2005.
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| Colección: | World Scientific series in astronomy and astrophysics ;
v. 9. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | The study of presolar meteoritic grains is a new inter-disciplinary field that brings together topics from nuclear physics to astronomy and chemistry. Traditionally, most of the information about the cosmos has been gathered by observing light through telescopes. However, with the recent discovery that some dust grains extracted from primitive meteorites were produced in stellar environments, we now have the opportunity to gather information about stars and our Galaxy from the laboratory analysis of tiny pieces of stardust. Stellar grains represent a unique and fascinating subject of study. Th. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xiv, 209 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-205) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9812703489 9789812703484 9789812560995 9812560998 1281905844 9781281905840 |