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Other authors / contributors: | Esteban, CeĢsar.
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ISBN: | 0511184816 9780511184819 0511185642 9780511185649 0511187467 9780511187469 052182768X 9780521827683 9780521169592 0521169593
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Digital file characteristics: | data file
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Notes: | Includes bibliographical references. Print version record.
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Summary: | The chemical composition of the Universe has evolved over billions of years. A host of astrophysical processes and observations must be understood in order to explain why celestial objects have the chemical compositions observed. Originally published in 2004, this book contains the lectures delivered at the XIII Canary Islands Winter School of Astrophysics, which was dedicated to reviewing current knowledge about the origin and evolution of the chemical elements in the Universe. Written by seven prestigious astrophysics researchers, it covers cosmological and stellar nucleosynthesis, abundance determinations in stars and ionised nebulae, chemical composition of nearby and distant galaxies, and models of chemical evolution of galaxies and intracluster medium. This is a timely review of developments in cosmochemistry over the last decade.
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Other form: | Print version: Canary Islands Winter School on Astrophysics (13th : 2001 : Puerto de la Cruz, Canary Islands). Cosmochemistry. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2004
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