The Search for Life Continued Planets Around Other Stars /

Barrie Jones addresses the question "are we alone?", which is one of the most frequently asked questions by scientists and non-scientists alike. In The Search for Life Continued, this question is addressed scientifically, and the author is not afraid to include speculation. Indeed, the aut...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Jones, Barrie W. (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Praxis, 2008.
Edición:1st ed. 2008.
Colección:Popular Astronomy,
Temas:
Astronomy.
Astronomy-Observations.
Solar system.
Astrobiology.
Planetary science.
Astronomy, Cosmology and Space Sciences.
Astronomy, Observations and Techniques.
Space Physics.
Planetary Science.
Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Is there any life out there?
  • The Solar System
  • The nature of life on Earth
  • The origin of life on Earth
  • The evolution of life on Earth
  • Extraterrestrial life in the Solar System?
  • Habitats beyond the Solar System?
  • Searching for exoplanets by obtaining images
  • Searching for exoplanets by stellar photometry
  • Searching for exoplanets by detecting the motion of their stars
  • The known exoplanetary systems
  • The undiscovered exoplanetary systems
  • Finding life on explanets
  • The search for extraterrestrial intelligence
  • What might the aliens be like?.

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