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100 1 a| Chambers, Johnq| (John E.),e| author.=| ^A1180033;

245 10 a| From dust to life :b| the origin and evolution of our solar system /c| John Chambers and Jacqueline Mitton.;

264 1 a| Princeton, New Jersey :b| Princeton University Press,c| [2014];

300 a| xvi, 299 pages :b| illustrations ;c| 25 cm;

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337 a| unmediated2| rdamedia;

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504 a| Includes bibliographical references (pages [291]-292) and index.;

505 0 a| 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 -- Epilogue : paradigms, problems, and predictions.;

520 a| Tells the story of how the celestial objects that make up the solar system arose from common beginnings billions of years ago, and how scientists and philosophers have sought to unravel this mystery down through the centuries, piecing together the clues that enabled them to deduce the solar system's layout, its age, and the likely way it formed.;

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650 0 a| Planetsx| Origin.=| ^A434929;

700 1 a| Mitton, Jacquelinee| author.=| ^A138449;

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From dust to life : the origin and evolution of our solar system / John Chambers and Jacqueline Mitton.

Author/creator	Chambers, John author.
Other author	Mitton, Jacqueline author.
Format	Book
Publication	Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2014]
Description	xvi, 299 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Subjects	Planets--Origin. Solar system--Origin.

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 -- Epilogue : paradigms, problems, and predictions.
Abstract	Tells the story of how the celestial objects that make up the solar system arose from common beginnings billions of years ago, and how scientists and philosophers have sought to unravel this mystery down through the centuries, piecing together the clues that enabled them to deduce the solar system's layout, its age, and the likely way it formed.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages [291]-292) and index.
ISBN	9780691145228 (hardcover)

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