The following teaching material is based on an extract from the book "Chemistry, Matter and the Universe" by Richard E. Dickerson and Irving Geis. Richard Dickerson has kindly given us permission to use his text and the accompanying images in the creation of this multimedia enhanced learning resource. The plug-ins SHOCKWAVE (for Flash and Director) and CHIME are required to view the multimedia animations and 3D molecules found throughout these web pages. Simply click on the icons below and follow the links for your free downloads: You should use the latest versions of Netscape Communicator or Internet Explorer in order to view these web pages. |
The source of all energy on Earth is the sun which is symbolized as the above Zia Indian sign. The sun, which dominates our planet, actually is only one star in an immense universe of billions of stars. |
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Web design and multimedia images by the chemistry virtual reality research students - Copyright University of Oxford, 1998-2002 Text - Copyright Richard E. Dickerson and Irving Geis, 1976 |