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
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Prologue: A Tale of Two Planets; 1. Almost Too Good to Be True; 2. Mediocrity; 3. Rarely Earth; 4. Constant Change; 5. Air Conditioning; 6. Snowballs and Greenhouses; 7. Staggering Through Time; 8. Music of the Spheres; 9. Force of Nature; 10. Pond Weeds and Daisies; 11. Life's Big Bang; 12. Eclipse; 13. The Dark Side of the Moon; 14. Gaia or Goldilocks?; Epilogue: Siblings; Further Reading; Acknowledgments; Index.

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