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Red Giants and White Dwarfs: The Evolution of Stars, Planets, and Life

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Author(s): Robert Jastrow
Year: 1967

Language: English
Pages: 200

Cover ......Page 1
Title ......Page 6
Contents ......Page 11
Illustrations ......Page 13
Preface ......Page 15
Prologue ......Page 19
1. The Size of Things ......Page 25
2. The Forces of Nature ......Page 48
3. The Alchemist's Goal ......Page 52
4. Red Giants and White Dwarfs ......Page 56
5. The Beginning and the End ......Page 68
6. The Origin of the Solar System ......Page 78
7. The Moon: Rosetta Stone of the Planets ......Page 86
8. Venus, Mars and Jupiter ......Page 108
9. The Age of the Earth ......Page 126
10. The Early Years ......Page 134
11. The Dawn of Life ......Page 138
12. A Message ......Page 156
13. Millions of Generations ......Page 159
14. DNA and Darwin ......Page 172
15. The Ascent of Man ......Page 175
Picture Credits ......Page 187
Index ......Page 189
About the Author ......Page 195
Back Cover ......Page 200