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Title:
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Astrobiology of Earth : the emergence, evolution, and future of life on a planet in turmoil /
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Authors:
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J. Gale, Author
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Material Type:
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book
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Publisher:
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Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2009
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Series:
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Oxford Biology
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ISBN / ISSN / EAN :
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978-0-19-920580-6
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Size:
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xvi, 245 p. / ill. / 24 cm
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Bibliography note:
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [217]-229) and index
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Languages:
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English
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Class number:
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QH325
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Subjects:
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Astrobiology
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Earth sciences
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Exobiology
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Life--Evolution
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Description:
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Contents note:
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1. What is life? Why water? 2. The universe from the perspective of biology 3. The Solar System and life on Earth: I 4. The Solar System and life on Earth: II 5. Early and present Earth and its circumnavigation of the Sun 6. Origin of life and photosynthesis 7. Setting the stage for the evolution of life on a tumultuous planet 8. Mechanisms of evolution: from first cells and extremophiles to complex life 9. The evolution of humans and their interaction with the biosphere 10. In search of extraterrestrial life.
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