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ERIC Number: EJ277016
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1982-Apr
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Reference Count: 0
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Matter from Outside Our Solar System -- New Insights, Part I. The Astrophysical framework.
Wefel, John P.
Physics Teacher, v20 n4 p222-29 Apr 1982
Following a short review of the history of cosmic-ray astrophysics and a discussion of the accumulated data, pointing to the need for isotope measurement, the theory of heavy-element nucleosynthesis is reviewed to provide a basis for the interpretation of the cosmic-ray data. (Author/JN)
Descriptors: Astronomy, College Science, Higher Education, Matter, Nuclear Physics, Physics, Science Education, Scientific Research
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Astrophysics; Cosmic Rays