Origins and Evolution of Life : An Astrobiological Perspective Hardback
Edited by Muriel (Universite de Bordeaux) Gargaud, Purificacion Lopez-Garcia, Herve (Universite de Clermont-Ferrand II (Universite Blaise Pascal), France) Martin
Part of the Cambridge Astrobiology series
Hardback
Description
Devoted to exploring questions about the origin and evolution of life in our Universe, this highly interdisciplinary book brings together a broad array of scientists.
Thirty chapters assembled in eight major sections convey the knowledge accumulated and the richness of the debates generated by this challenging theme.
The text explores the latest research on the conditions and processes that led to the emergence of life on Earth and, by extension, perhaps on other planetary bodies.
Diverse sources of knowledge are integrated, from astronomical and geophysical data, to the role of water, the origin of minimal life properties and the oldest traces of biological activity on our planet.
This text will not only appeal to graduate students but to the large body of scientists interested in the challenges presented by the origin of life, its evolution, and its possible existence beyond Earth.
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:546 pages, 19 Tables, black and white; 123 Line drawings, black and white
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:06/01/2011
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- ISBN:9780521761314
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:546 pages, 19 Tables, black and white; 123 Line drawings, black and white
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:06/01/2011
- Category:
- ISBN:9780521761314
