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The Drake equation : estimating the prevalence of extraterrestrial life through the ages /

Douglas A. Vakoch, Author ; Matthew F. Dowd, Author | Cambridge : Cambridge University Press | Cambridge astrobiology | 2015

"In this compelling book, leading scientists and historians explore the Drake Equation, which guides modern astrobiology's search for life beyond Earth. First used in 1961 as the organising framework for a conference in Green Bank, West Virginia[...]

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Planetary systems and the origin of life

Ralph E. Pudritz, Editor ; Paul G. Higgs, Editor ; J. R. Stone, Editor | Cambridge : Cambridge University Press | Cambridge astrobiology | 2007

Beginning with how planetary are discovered, the text examines how these systems formed, and how water and the biomolecules necessary for life were produced. It then focuses on how life may have originated and evolved on Earth. Building on these[...]

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