{"product_id":"from-dust-to-life-the-origin-and-evolution-of-our-solar-system-9780691175706","title":"From Dust to Life: The Origin and Evolution of Our Solar System","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe remarkable story of how our solar system came to be\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe birth and evolution of our solar system is a tantalizing mystery that may one day provide answers to the question of human origins. \u003ci\u003eFrom Dust to Life\u003c\/i\u003e tells the remarkable story of how the celestial objects that make up the solar system arose from common beginnings billions of years ago, and how scientists and philosophers have sought to unravel this mystery down through the centuries, piecing together the clues that enabled them to deduce the solar system's layout, its age, and the most likely way it formed. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawing on the history of astronomy and the latest findings in astrophysics and the planetary sciences, John Chambers and Jacqueline Mitton offer the most up-to-date and authoritative treatment of the subject available. They examine how the evolving universe set the stage for the appearance of our Sun, and how the nebulous cloud of gas and dust that accompanied the young Sun eventually became the planets, comets, moons, and asteroids that exist today. They explore how each of the planets acquired its unique characteristics, why some are rocky and others gaseous, and why one planet in particular--our Earth--provided an almost perfect haven for the emergence of life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrom Dust to Life\u003c\/i\u003e is a must-read for anyone who desires to know more about how the solar system came to be. This enticing book takes readers to the very frontiers of modern research, engaging with the latest controversies and debates. It reveals how ongoing discoveries of far-distant extrasolar planets and planetary systems are transforming our understanding of our own solar system's astonishing history and its possible fate.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Chambers, Jacqueline Mitton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Princeton University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/02\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.10w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780691175706\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Chambers\u003c\/b\u003e is a planetary scientist in the Department of Terrestrial Magnetism at the Carnegie Institution for Science. \u003cb\u003eJacqueline Mitton\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer, editor, and media consultant in astronomy. Her books include \u003ci\u003eTitan Unveiled: Saturn's Mysterious Moon Explored\u003c\/i\u003e (Princeton).\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40628611448947,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":34.64,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_e3bf91cf-ae8e-4663-968e-690af3ba4a17.jpg?v=1671114783","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/from-dust-to-life-the-origin-and-evolution-of-our-solar-system-9780691175706","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}