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Cosmochemistry can be said to aim at constructing a quantitative and continuous history of chemical evolution of our universe starting from appearance of hydrogenic matter immediately after the Big Bang. While the main events of this history are embodied in stellar nucleosynthesis, the scope of the complete history is much larger. Many important aspects of cosmochemistry still remain unclear, although improved observations and steadily increasing computing power hold exciting promises.
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Goswami, A. (2010). Cosmochemistry: A Perspective. In: Goswami, A., Reddy, B. (eds) Principles and Perspectives in Cosmochemistry. Astrophysics and Space Science Proceedings. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-10352-0_9
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