Binding: Hard Cover Book Condition: New Jacket Condition: New Jacket Edition: First Edition Publisher: New York, New York, U.S.A. Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated 2000 ISBN:0713993367 / 9780713993363 Illustrator: Photographs
Seller ID: 002020
Life begins with the process of star formation. Except for hydrogen, every single atom of every single element in our bodies has been manufactured inside stars and then scattered across the universe in great stellar explosions known as supernovae, only then to be recycled as part of us. The hydrogen is primordial material, produced in the Big Bang, but everything else has been built up in the burning hearts of stars. We are made of stardust. Here John Gribbin relates the series of breakthroughs in astronomy that have led to this almost unbelievable insight into human origins. 198 pages, including an extensive index and 8 pages of beautiful color photographs. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
