An Introduction to Cosmochemistry

by Charles R. Cowley

Book Overview

This textbook describes the composition and evolution of material objects in the universe. The survey begins with a discussion of terrestrial materials and ends with the composition of quasars and distant galaxies. There are two main themes: chemical processes responsible for the abundances we observe, and nuclear processes in which the chemical elements originate. The author presents a total pedagogic synthesis of the subject, building on the basic...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521459206
• ISBN13: 9780521459204
• Release Date: January 1995
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 504 Pages
• Weight: 2.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.8" x 9.7"