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Science, Society, and the Search for Life in the Universe /

"Astrobiology is the relatively new but fast-growing scientific discipline that involves trying to understand the origin, evolution, and distribution of life in the universe. In this introduction to the field, Bruce Jakosky looks at the search for life in the universe not only from a scientific...

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Autor principal: Jakosky, Bruce M.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Tucson : University of Arizona Press, 2006.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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