Comets and the Origin and Evolution of Life

18 J. Oró, A. Lazcano, and P. Ehrenfreund
Acknowledgment
We are indebted to Dr. Gail Fleischaker for calling out attention to the work
of Chamberlin and Chamberlin (1908) and for providing us with a readable
copy of their chapter. Support for work reported here has been provided by
UNAM-DGPA Proyecto IN111003 to A.L and by NOW to P.E.
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