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Title:
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Beyond the stars : our origins and the search for life in the universe /
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Authors:
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Paolo Saraceno, Author ;
David L. Goodstein, Author
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Material Type:
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book
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Publisher:
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[S.l.] : World Scientific, 2012
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ISBN / ISSN / EAN :
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978-981-4295-54-3
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Size:
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x, 377 p. / ll. (chiefly col.) / 25 cm
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Bibliography note:
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Languages:
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English
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Class number:
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QB981
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Subjects:
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Cosmology
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Earth (Planet)--History
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Evolution (Biology)
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Life on other planets
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Life--Origin
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Contents note:
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Pt. I. Origins. Our origins -- The beginning of everything -- Origins of stars and planets -- The origin of the elements -- The origins of life -- pt. II. The case of the Earth. History of the Earth -- Extinctions -- An inhabitable planet -- The importance of continental drift -- The Earth : a rare planet? -- pt. III. In search of another Gaia. In search of ETI -- The measurement -- Appendix A. Astronomical observations -- Appendix B. A few numbers -- Conclusion.
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