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Children of the Stars: Our Origin, Evolution and Destiny - Hardcover

Altschuler, Daniel R.

 
9780521812122: Children of the Stars: Our Origin, Evolution and Destiny
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0521812127 ISBN 13: 9780521812122
Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2002

Synopsis

Are we alone in the Universe? What is our place in it? How did we get here? We have long searched for the answers to questions such as these, and scientists are beginning to find some of the answers. In this beautifully illustrated book, Daniel Altschuler provides the reader with the elements to understand the questions and their answers as far as we know them. He explores subjects from physics and astronomy, to geology and palaeontology. Along the way he touches on topics such as the search for life on other worlds and the hazards of asteroid impacts. Daniel Altschuler is director of the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico. He writes in an engaging and readable style with wit, warmth and erudition at a level that any interested reader can understand.

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About the Author

Daniel R Altschuler, an experienced researcher, educator, and science administrator, is director of the National Astronomy and Ionosphere Center's Arecibo Observatory and a member of the faculty of the Physics Department of the University of Puerto Rico, at Rio Piedras.

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Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Publication date
2002
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0521812127
ISBN 13 
9780521812122
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
276