On becoming the material world. (cover story)

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  • Author(s): Glanz, James
  • Source:
    Astronomy. Feb98, Vol. 26 Issue 2, p44. 6p. 7 Color Photographs, 1 Chart.
  • Additional Information
    • Subject Terms:
      ORIGIN of the Earth; COSMOCHEMISTRY
    • Abstract:
      Details the origin of the Earth's chemical elements and their arrangement in the Earth's internal structure. Primordial arrangement brought by the `Big Bang' explosions; Conclusions formulated by cosmologists on the issue; Observations by cosmologists on the internal surface of the Earth; Speculations on the formation mechanisms of the elements. INSET: Creating heavy elements.