| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 242 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Contents |
Nuclear astrophysics: defence and illustration -- Light from atoms, light from the sky -- Visions -- Contents of the sky: atomic sources and fountains -- Nuclear suns -- Sociology of stars and clouds -- Histories -- Ancient stars in the galactic halo -- Conclusion |
| Summary |
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 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-235) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Nuclear astrophysics.
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SCIENCE -- Physics -- Astrophysics.
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Nuclear astrophysics
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Astrophysik
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Kernreaktion
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Astrofysica.
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Nucleosynthese.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
0511078552 |
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9780511078552 |
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9780511541346 |
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0511541341 |
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