عنوان

Life in space :

(Number (ISBN

0674054288

(Number (ISBN

9780674054288

Erroneous ISBN

0674033213

Erroneous ISBN

9780674033214

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b700492

Title Proper

Life in space :

General Material Designation

[Book]

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astrobiology for everyone /

First Statement of Responsibility

Lucas John Mix.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Cambridge, Mass. :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Harvard University Press,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

2009.

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

1 online resource (viii, 331 pages) :

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illustrations

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 305-325) and index.

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Caught up in life -- Living science -- Defining life -- A well-behaved universe -- Well-behaved observers? -- Life in the cosmos -- Life among the stars -- The planetary phenomenon -- The inner solar system -- The outer solar system -- Extrasolar planets -- Life and time -- Making cells from scratch -- Building biospheres -- Molecules -- Metabolism -- The tree of life -- Exceptions -- Intelligence -- The story of life.

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This book shows how the emerging field of astrobiology investigates the nature of life in space. How did life begin? How common is it? Where do we fit in? These are the important questions that astrobiology seeks to answer. A truly interdisciplinary endeavor, astrobiology looks at the evidence of astronomy, biology, physics, chemistry, and a host of other fields. A grand narrative emerges, beginning from the smallest, most common particles yet producing amazing complexity and order. Author Mix explores how the presence of planets around other stars affects our knowledge of our own; how water, carbon, and electrons interact to form life as we know it; and how the processes of evolution and entropy act upon every living thing. He also reveals that our understanding and our context are deeply intertwined, showing how much astrobiology can tell us about who we are--as a planet, as a species, and as individuals.--From publisher description.

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JSTOR

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22573/ctt1349cn7

Title

Life in space.

International Standard Book Number

9780674033214

Parallel Title

Astrobiology for everyone : life in space

Exobiology.

Astrobiologie.

Exobiology.

SCIENCE-- Life Sciences-- Evolution.

SCIENCE-- Life Sciences-- General.

SCI-- 027000

SCI004000

SCI086000

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Edition

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Book number

Mix, Lucas John

Date of Transaction

20201207161811.0

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[Book]

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