HYPERLINKS TO MULTIMEDIA PRESENTATION OF
 
CHAPTER 1 "ARE WE MADE OF STARDUST?"
From the text "CONTEMPORARY CHEMISTRY"
By C. Trumbore, J. Bobich, V. Ahrens, and T. Brabner

WELCOME! You probably have reached this Web site from the multimedia presentation of Chapter 1 of the above text. We have selected a number of excellent Web sites for you to browse after you have studied our presentation on the origin of the stars and galaxies of the universe. This is a subject of much concern, as you will certainly note from the news reports of the Hubble Space telescope and other scientific studies of outer space. Chapter 1 of our book prepared you to comprehend both the details and the background of these studies. The Web sites help to update this material and to provide the enrichment that will improve your comprehension.

 Listed below are Web sites that we have found particularly useful. A click on each hotlink will take you directly there. We have provided a brief description of what to expect from each of the sites listed. Enjoy your journey!

      The Big Bang:

NASA's MAP mission: A comprehensive treatment of the fundamentals,  easily divided into manageable portions. Click on the subjects listed on the home page. Hubble Space Telescope: The home page of the Hubble Space Telescope Science Institute. This site includes many educational pages and the latest in Hubble photographs and related news releases.   Strange Stuff: Stephen Hawking's Universe--the home page of one of the leading proponents of the Big Bang theory. Try first the sections marked: "strange stuff explained" and "universe."

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