Overview

What determines whether complex life will arise on a planet, or even any life at all? Questions such as these are investigated in this groundbreaking book. In doing so, the authors synthesize information from astronomy, biology, and paleontology, and apply it to what we know about the rise of life on Earth and 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.
ISBN-13

9780387987019

ISBN-10

0387987010

Weight

1.63 Pounds

Dimensions

6.50 x 1.50 x 9.75 In

List Price

$99.00

Edition

1st Edition

Format

Hardcover

Language

English

Pages

xxxiv, 338 pages

Publisher

Copernicus

Published On

2000-01-14


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