The chemically controlled cosmos : astronomical molecules from the big bang to exploding stars /
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| Author / Creator: | Hartquist, T. W. |
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| Imprint: | Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1995. |
| Description: | xv, 169 p. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/2330290 |
Table of Contents:
- Preface
- 1. A brief history
- 2. Setting the astronomical scene
- 3. The tools of the trade
- 4. Chemistry after the Big Bang
- 5. Interstellar clouds - the birth places of stars
- 6. Star formation
- 7. The solar system at birth
- 8. Stellar winds and outflows
- 9. Astronomical masers near bright stars
- 10. Supernovae: fairly big bang
- 11. Active galaxies
- 12. Epilogue
- Index
