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Title:
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Mirror Earth : the search for our planet's twin
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Authors:
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Michael D. Lemonick, Author
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Material Type:
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book
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Publisher:
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[S.l.] : Walker and Company, 2012
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ISBN / ISSN / EAN :
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978-0-8027-7900-7
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Size:
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viii, 294 p. / ill. / 22 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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QB820
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Subjects:
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Earth (Planet)
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Extrasolar planets
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Description:
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The dramatic race to find an Earth-like planet capable of sustaining life as we know it
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Contents note:
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The man who looked for blinking stars -- The man who looked for wobbling stars -- Hot Jupiters : who ordered those? -- An ancient question -- The dwarf-star strategy -- Imagining alien atmospheres -- Invasion of the female exoplaneteers -- Kepler approved -- Waiting for launch -- Kepler scooped -- "A 100 percent chance of life" -- The Kepler era begins -- Beyond Kepler -- How many Earths? -- What does "habitable" really mean? -- A world made of rock, at last -- Astronomers in paradise -- Sara's birthday party
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