INDEX
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locate particular terms in the text.aerobic organisms, 30
aether, 88
air, 202
Alpha Centauri, 182
Alpher, Ralph, 52–53, 54
aluminum, 122
ammonia, 189
anaerobic bacteria, 30
Andes Mountains, 159
Andromeda galaxy, 53
anthropogenic markers, 188
anti-electrons, 24, 27
antimatter, 23, 26
antineutrinos, 24
antiquarks, 24, 25
Apollo program, 168
asteroid belt, 129, 168, 169
asteroids, 29, 35, 82, 127, 128–29, 131, 168–69, 176–77, 195, 203
astronomy, 193
Astrophysical Journal, 148n
Atacama Large Millimeter Array (ALMA), 159–60
AT&T, 53
Atlantic Ocean, 180
atomic bombs, 52, 130, 132
atomic nuclei, 27
atomic physics, 52–53
atoms, 194
formation of, 49
aurora, 174
bacteria, 199
ball bearings, 135–36
Beethoven, Ludwig von, 39