- Format
- Häftad (Paperback / softback)
- Språk
- Engelska
- Antal sidor
- 338
- Utgivningsdatum
- 2003-12-01
- Upplaga
- 2000
- Förlag
- Copernicus Books
- Medarbetare
- Brownlee, Donald
- Illustratör/Fotograf
- 26 Abb
- Illustrationer
- 2 Tables, black and white; XXXIV, 338 p.
- Dimensioner
- 233 x 156 x 26 mm
- Vikt
- Antal komponenter
- 1
- Komponenter
- 1 Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9780387952895
- 620 g
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Contents Preface to the Paperback Edition Preface to the First Edition Introduction: The Astrobiology Revolution and the Rare Earth Hypothesis Dead Zones of the Universe Rare Earth Factors 1 Why Life Might Be Widespread in the Universe 2 Habitable Zones of the Universe 3 Building a Habitable Earth 4 Life's First Appearance on Earth 5 How to Build Animals 6 Snowball Earth 7 The Enigma of the Cambrian Explosion 8 Mass Extinctions and the Rare Earth Hypothesis 9 The Surprising Importance of Plate Tectonics 10 The Moon, Jupiter, and Life on Earth 11 Testing the Rare Earth Hypotheses 12 Assessing the Odds 13 Messengers from the Stars References Index