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The living cosmos : our search for life in the universe /
Astrobiology, the study of life in space, is one of today's fastest growing fields of science. In this accessible and elegantly reasoned book, scholar and researcher Impey explores the foundations of this rapidly developing discipline, where it's going, and what it's likely to find. I...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2011.
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| Edición: | Updated pbk. ed. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Astrobiology, the study of life in space, is one of today's fastest growing fields of science. In this accessible and elegantly reasoned book, scholar and researcher Impey explores the foundations of this rapidly developing discipline, where it's going, and what it's likely to find. If Earth is not the only planet, it is so far the only living one that we know of. Impey reveals the incredible proliferation and variety of life on Earth, paying special tribute to some of its hardiest life forms, extremophiles, a dizzying array of microscopic organisms that can survive extreme heat and cold, live deep within rocks, or thrive in pure acid. From there, Impey investigates the potential for life beyond our own world, providing portraits of the individuals who have devoted their lives to the search.--From publisher description. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xvi, 393 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 353-362) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781139117449 1139117440 9781139128100 1139128108 9781139115278 1139115278 1139234684 9781139234689 1107222877 9781107222878 1283296152 9781283296151 9786613296153 6613296155 1139113089 9781139113083 |