Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Connections: Life on Earth and atoms in the Universe

  • VI. Wider Interdisciplinary Connections
  • Conference paper
  • First Online:
Bioastronomy

Part of the book series: Lecture Notes in Physics ((LNP,volume 390))

  • 351 Accesses

Abstract

Virtually all electrons and nuclei of the atoms that are or have been part of living matter on Earth have reached us from almost all stars in our and nearby galaxies and even from all other galaxies in the Universe that have produced observed high-energy gamma rays. However, a standard 70 kg human is always making about 73He, 60040Ca, and 300014N nuclei every second by radioactive decay of H, 40K and 14C, respectively.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this chapter

Log in via an institution
Chapter
USD 29.95
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
eBook
USD 84.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book
USD 109.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Purchases are for personal use only

Institutional subscriptions

Preview

Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.

Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.

References

  • Allen, C. W.:1973, Astrophysical Quantities 3rd ed., Athlone, London

    Google Scholar 

  • Aller, L. H.:1989, in Cosmic Abundances of Matter. ed. C. J. Waddington, AIP, Minneapolis, p. 224

    Google Scholar 

  • Boothroyd, A. I., and Sackmann, I.-J.: 1988, Astrophys. J. 328, 653

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  • Brock, W. H.:1985, From Protyle to Proton — William Prout and the Nature of Matter. 1785–1985. Adam Hilger Ltd., Bristol

    Google Scholar 

  • Chuvenkov, V. V., and Vainer, B. V.:1989, Astrophys. Space Sci. 154, 287

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  • Dalton, J.:1810, A New System of Chemical Philosophy, Bickerstaff, Manchester

    Google Scholar 

  • Grevesse, N., and Anders, E.:1989, Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 53, 197

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  • Gualtieri, D. M.:1977, Icarus 30, 234

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  • Prout, W. (published anonymously): 1816, Ann. Philos. 7, 111

    Google Scholar 

  • Ramaty, R., and Lingenfelter, R. E.:1986, Ann. N. Y. Acad. Sci. 470, 215

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  • Stuiver, M., Quay, P., and Ostlund, H. G.:1983, Science 219, 849

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  • Underwood, E. J:1981, Phil. Trans. R. Soc. Lond. 1

    Google Scholar 

  • Weast, R. C.(ed.): 1988, CRC Hand. Chem. Phys. (69th ed.) CRC Press

    Google Scholar 

  • Weaver, T. A., Zimmerman, G. B., and Woosley, S. E.:1978, Astrophys. J. 225, 1021.

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA

    R. E. Davies & R. H. Koch

Authors
  1. R. E. Davies
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. R. H. Koch
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Editor information

Jean Heidmann Michael J. Klein

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

Copyright information

© 1991 Springer-Verlag

About this paper

Cite this paper

Davies, R.E., Koch, R.H. (1991). Connections: Life on Earth and atoms in the Universe. In: Heidmann, J., Klein, M.J. (eds) Bioastronomy. Lecture Notes in Physics, vol 390. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-54752-5_247

Download citation

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-54752-5_247

  • Published:

  • Publisher Name: Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg

  • Print ISBN: 978-3-540-54752-5

  • Online ISBN: 978-3-540-46447-1

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

Publish with us

Policies and ethics

Search

Navigation