Life in space astrobiology for everyone /
This book shows how the emerging field of astrobiology investigates the nature of life in space. How did life begin? How common is it? Where do we fit in? These are the important questions that astrobiology seeks to answer. A truly interdisciplinary endeavor, astrobiology looks at the evidence of as...
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| 格式: | 電子 電子書 |
| 語言: | 英语 |
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Cambridge, Mass. :
Harvard University Press,
2009.
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| 在線閱讀: | An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view |
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| 總結: | This book shows how the emerging field of astrobiology investigates the nature of life in space. How did life begin? How common is it? Where do we fit in? These are the important questions that astrobiology seeks to answer. A truly interdisciplinary endeavor, astrobiology looks at the evidence of astronomy, biology, physics, chemistry, and a host of other fields. A grand narrative emerges, beginning from the smallest, most common particles yet producing amazing complexity and order. Author Mix explores how the presence of planets around other stars affects our knowledge of our own; how water, carbon, and electrons interact to form life as we know it; and how the processes of evolution and entropy act upon every living thing. He also reveals that our understanding and our context are deeply intertwined, showing how much astrobiology can tell us about who we are--as a planet, as a species, and as individuals.--From publisher description. |
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| 實物描述: | viii, 331 p. : ill. |
| 參考書目: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [305]-325) and index. |