The Resource Cosmic biology : how life could evolve on other worlds, Louis Neal Irwin and Dirk Schulze-Makuch
Cosmic biology : how life could evolve on other worlds, Louis Neal Irwin and Dirk Schulze-Makuch
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- Summary
- "It is very unlikely that little green humanoids are living on Mars. But what are the possible life forms that might exist in our Solar System and how might they have evolved? This ... book on the possibilities for alien life addresses the intrinsic interest that we have about life on other worlds -- reinforcing some of our assumptions and reshaping others. It introduces new possibilities that will enlarge our understanding of the issue overall, in particular the enormous range of environments and planetary conditions within which life might evolve. ... discusses a broad range of possible environments where alien life might have evolved; explains why carbon-based, water-borne life is more likely than its alternatives, but is not the only possibility; applies the principles of planetary science and modern biology to evolutionary scenarios on other worlds; looks at the future fates of living systems, including those on the Earth."--Back cover
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xxi, 337 p.
- Isbn
- 9781441916464
- Label
- Cosmic biology : how life could evolve on other worlds
- Title
- Cosmic biology
- Title remainder
- how life could evolve on other worlds
- Statement of responsibility
- Louis Neal Irwin and Dirk Schulze-Makuch
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "It is very unlikely that little green humanoids are living on Mars. But what are the possible life forms that might exist in our Solar System and how might they have evolved? This ... book on the possibilities for alien life addresses the intrinsic interest that we have about life on other worlds -- reinforcing some of our assumptions and reshaping others. It introduces new possibilities that will enlarge our understanding of the issue overall, in particular the enormous range of environments and planetary conditions within which life might evolve. ... discusses a broad range of possible environments where alien life might have evolved; explains why carbon-based, water-borne life is more likely than its alternatives, but is not the only possibility; applies the principles of planetary science and modern biology to evolutionary scenarios on other worlds; looks at the future fates of living systems, including those on the Earth."--Back cover
- Cataloging source
- UKM
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Irwin, Louis N
- Dewey number
- 576.839
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- QH326
- LC item number
- .I78 2011
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
- 1964-
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Schulze-Makuch, Dirk
- Series statement
- Springer-Praxis books in popular astronomy
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Life on other planets
- Exobiology
- Life
- Habitable planets
- Label
- Cosmic biology : how life could evolve on other worlds, Louis Neal Irwin and Dirk Schulze-Makuch
- Bar code
- 31223096337325
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Dimensions
- 25 cm.
- Extent
- xxi, 337 p.
- Isbn
- 9781441916464
- Isbn Type
- (pbk.)
- Lccn
- 2010925410
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- ill. (some col.)
- System control number
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- 502034079
- (OCoLC)502034079
- Label
- Cosmic biology : how life could evolve on other worlds, Louis Neal Irwin and Dirk Schulze-Makuch
- Bar code
- 31223096337325
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Dimensions
- 25 cm.
- Extent
- xxi, 337 p.
- Isbn
- 9781441916464
- Isbn Type
- (pbk.)
- Lccn
- 2010925410
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- ill. (some col.)
- System control number
-
- 502034079
- (OCoLC)502034079
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