Life in Space : : Astrobiology for Everyone /

Life in Space : : Astrobiology for Everyone / / Lucas John Mix.

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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. Lucas Mix is a congenial guide throu...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter HUP eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013 (Canada)
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Mix, Lucas John,
Place / Publishing House:Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2009]
©2009
Year of Publication:2009
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (344 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • 1. Caught Up in Life
  • 2. Living Science
  • 3. Defining Life
  • 4. A Well-Behaved Universe
  • 5. Well-Behaved Observers?
  • 6. Life in the Cosmos
  • 7. Life among the Stars
  • 8. The Planetary Phenomenon
  • 9. The Inner Solar System
  • 10. The Outer Solar System
  • 11. Extrasolar Planets
  • 12. Life and Time
  • 13. Making Cells from Scratch
  • 14. Building Biospheres
  • 15. Molecules
  • 16. Metabolism
  • 17. The Tree of Life
  • 18. Exceptions
  • 19. Intelligence
  • 20. The Story of Life
  • Abbreviations
  • Notes
  • Acknowledgments
  • Index

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