Peter D. Ward: Rare Earth | Taschenbuch

Cover: 9780387952895 | Rare Earth | Why Complex Life is Uncommon in the Universe | Buch

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Beschreibung

What determines whether complex life will arise on a planet, or even any life at all? What conditions are necessary for the emergence of intelligence? This groundbreaking book is the first to synthesize information from astronomy, biology, and paleontology, to apply what we know about the rise of life on Earth to what could possibly happen elsewhere in the Universe. Everyone who has been thrilled by the recent discoveries of extrasolar planets and the indications of life on Mars and the Jovian moon Europa will be fascinated by RARE EARTH, and its implications for those who look to the heavens for companionship.

Zusammenfassung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Why Life Might Be Widespread in the Universe.- Habitable Zones of the Universe.- Building a Habitable Earth.- Life's First Appearance on Earth.- How to Build Animals.- Snowball Earth.- The Enigma of the Cambrian Explosion.- Mass Extinctions and the Rare Earth Hypothesis.- The Surprising Importance of Plate Tectonics.- The Moon, Jupiter, and Life on Earth.- Testing the Rare Earth Hypothesis.- Assessing the Odds.- Messengers from the Stars.

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2003
Fachbereich:	Astronomie
Genre:	Importe , Physik
Rubrik:	Naturwissenschaften & Technik
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Inhalt:	xxxiv 338 S.
ISBN-13:	9780387952895
ISBN-10:	0387952896
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Ward, Peter D. Brownlee, Donald
Hersteller:	Springer Springer US, New York, N.Y.
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, D-69121 Heidelberg, juergen.hartmann@springer.com
Maße:	235 x 155 x 20 mm
Von/Mit:	Peter D. Ward (u. a.)
Erscheinungsdatum:	10.12.2003
Gewicht:	0,557 kg