Stardust : [the cosmic recycling of stars, planets and people

/ 0713993367 / Sciences / Engels / English / Anglais / Englisch / hard cover / dust jacket / 16 x 24 cm / 198 .pp / The Gribbins relate the developments in 20th-century astronomy that have led to the shattering realization that all life is made of stardust scattered across the universe in great stellar explosions from supernovae. The authors eloquently explain how the physical structure of the universe has produced conditions ideal for life "Every atom of every element in your body, except for hydrogen, has been manufactured inside stars, scattered across the universe, and recycled to become part of you...". In this text, John Gribbin explains that it is only by understanding how stars work that we can understand our cosmic origins.