Preface |
Preamble / Niles Eldredge |
Introduction |
The Emergence of Chemical Complexity: An Introduction / Robert M. Hazen1: |
Chemical Evolution in Astrophysics / Part I: |
Chemical Origins: Nuclear Chemistry in the Early Universe / Keith A. Olive2: |
Origin of the Elements: Nucleosynthesis in Stars / Bradley S. Meyer3: |
Circumstellar Chemistry and Dust from Dead Stars in Meteorites / Katharina Lodders4: |
Chemical Evolution in the Interstellar Medium: Feedstock of Solar Systems / Louis J. Allamandola5: |
Identifying Molecules in Space: Exploring Astrochemistry through High-Resolution Spectroscopy / Lucy M. Ziurys6: |
Geochemical Evolution: Solar System and Earth / Part II: |
Chemical Diversity and Abundances across the Solar System / John S. Lewis7: |
Photochemistry in the Early Solar System / Robert N. Clayton8: |
Lessons from Meteorites / Michael E. Lipschutz9: |
Chemistry and Composition of Planetary Atmospheres / Laura Schaefer ; Bruce Fegley, Jr.10: |
Hafnium-Tungsten Chronometry of Planetary Accretion and Differentiation / Thorsten Kleine11: |
Prebiotic Chemistry / Part III: |
Cosmic Carbon Chemistry / Pascale Ehrenfreund ; Marco Spaans12: |
Extraterrestrial Organic Chemistry as Recorded in Carbonaceous Chondrites / Oliver Botta13: |
Earth's Early Atmosphere, Biosphere, Lithosphere, and Hydrosphere / Douglas Rumble, III14: |
Prebiotic Organic Synthesis in Neutral Planetary Atmospheres / H. James Cleaves ; John H. Chalmers ; Antonio Lazcano ; Stanley L. Miller ; Jeffrey L. Bada15: |
The RNA World Scenario for the Origins of Life / James P. Ferris ; John W. Delano16: |
Summary: Systems Chemistry Sketches |
Systems Chemistry Sketches / Stuart A. Kauffman17: |
Teaching Chemical Evolution / Part IV: |
Science and the Concept of Evolution: From the Big Bang to the Origin and Evolution of Life / Lori Zaikowski ; Richard T. Wilkens ; Kurt Fisher18: |
Online Tools for Understanding Galactic Chemical Evolution / Allen Parker19: |
Spectroscopy and the Cosmos: Applications in the Chemical Sciences / S. Russell Seidel ; Jon M. Friedrich20: |
Development of Laboratories for Teaching Chemical Principles Using Radio Astronomy / DeWayne T. Halfen ; Aldo J. Apponi21: |
Chemistry of Life: Chemical Evolution as a Theme for Teaching Undergraduate Chemistry / Bhawani Venkataraman22: |
Afterword / Richard N. Zare |
Glossary |
Indexes |
Author Index |
Subject Index |
Preface |
Preamble / Niles Eldredge |
Introduction |