| Description |
xvi, 299 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [291]-292) and index. |
| Contents |
Cosmic archaeology -- Discovering the solar system -- An evolving solar system -- The question of timing -- Meteorites -- Cosmic chemistry -- A star is born -- Nursery for planets -- Worlds of rock and metal -- The making of the moon -- Earth, cradle of life -- Worlds of gas and ice -- What happened to the asteroid belt? -- The outermost solar system -- Paradigms, problems, and predictions. |
| Subject |
Solar system -- Origin.
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Interplanetary dust.
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| Added Author |
Mitton, Jacqueline.
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| ISBN |
9780691145228 hardback $29.95 |
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0691145229 hardback |
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