Astrobiology Understanding Life in the Universe

Author/creator Cockell, Charles S. Author
Format Electronic
Publication InfoWiley-Blackwell [Imprint] Hoboken : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Description472 p. 24.400 x 017.000 cm.
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Summary Annotation Astrobiology is an interdisciplinary field that asks profound scientific questions. How did life originate on the Earth? How has life persisted on the Earth for over three billion years? Is there life elsewhere in the Universe? What is the future of life on Earth? This book is an introductory text which explores the structure of living things, the formation of the elements for life in the Universe, the biological and geological history of the Earth and the habitability of other planets in our own Solar System and beyond. The book is designed to convey some of the major conceptual foundations in astrobiology that cut across a diversity of traditional fields including chemistry, biology, geosciences, physics and astronomy.
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Genre/formElectronic books.
ISBN9781118913321
ISBN1118913329 (Trade Cloth) Forthcoming
Standard identifier# 9781118913321
Stock number00028608

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