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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      04 September 2009
      12 June 2008
      ISBN:
      9780511535604
      9780521866477
      9780521169646
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511535604
      Dimensions:
      (247 x 174 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      1.19kg, 532 Pages
      Dimensions:
      (244 x 170 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.91kg, 532 Pages
      • Subjects:
      Earth and Environmental Sciences, Planetary Science and Astrobiology, Geochemistry and Environmental Chemistry
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    Earth and Environmental Sciences, Planetary Science and Astrobiology, Geochemistry and Environmental Chemistry
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    The Evolution of Matter explains how all matter in the Universe developed following the Big Bang and through subsequent stellar processes. It describes the evolution of interstellar matter and its differentiation during the accretion of the planets and the history of the Earth. Unlike many books on geochemistry, this volume follows the chemical history of matter from the very beginning to the present, demonstrating connections in space and time. It provides also solid links from cosmochemistry to the geochemistry of Earth. The book presents comprehensive descriptions of the various isotope systematics and fractionation processes occurring naturally in the Universe, using simple equations and helpful tables of data. With a glossary of terms and over 900 references, this volume is a valuable reference for researchers and advanced students studying the chemical evolution of the Earth, the Solar System and the wider Universe.

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    Review of the hardback:'… the latest and most comprehensive contribution to this important and growing genre. … The Evolution of Matter will provide advanced undergraduates and Earth science professionals with an unusually broad and integrated view of isotope cosmo- and geo-chemistry, from the ancient origin of atoms to the modern living Earth. … an engaging historical narrative.'

    Source: Elements

    'Overall, The Evolution of Matter is a good, deep and readable combination of the textbook and monograph, which brought under one cover a link between cosmo- and geochemistry; solar system formation and evolution; Earth's core, crust and mantle. It also combines a description of sophisticated geodynamic models with considerable cosmo-geochemical reference information.'

    Source: Pure and Applied Geophysics

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