Lucky Planet : Why Earth is Exceptional?and What That Means for Life in the Universe.

Why Earth's life-friendly climate makes it exceptional?and what that means for the likelihood of finding intelligent extraterrestrial lifeWe have long fantasized about finding life on planets other than our own. Yet even as we become aware of the vast expanses beyond our solar system, it remain...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Waltham, David
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Basic Books, 2014.
Temas:
Bioclimatology.
Life > Origin.
Life on other planets.
Extraterrestrial anthropology.
Bioclimatologie.
Vie > Origines.
Vie extraterrestre.
NATURE > Ecology.
NATURE > Ecosystems & Habitats > Wilderness.
SCIENCE > Environmental Science.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Ecology.
Extraterrestrial anthropology
Bioclimatology
Life on other planets
Life > Origin
Earth (Planet)
Terre.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Why Earth's life-friendly climate makes it exceptional?and what that means for the likelihood of finding intelligent extraterrestrial lifeWe have long fantasized about finding life on planets other than our own. Yet even as we become aware of the vast expanses beyond our solar system, it remains clear that Earth is exceptional. The question is: why? In Lucky Planet, astrobiologist David Waltham argues that Earth's climate stability is what makes it uniquely able to support life, and it is nothing short of luck that made such conditions possible. The four billion year.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (209 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-190) and index.
ISBN:9780465080823
0465080820
9781306774758
1306774756

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