The Science of Astrobiology A Personal View on Learning to Read the Book of Life /
Since the publication of The New Science of Astrobiology in the year 2001—the first edition of the present book—two significant events have taken place raising the subject from the beginning of the century to its present maturity. Firstly, in 2001 the Galileo Mission still had two years to complete...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Dordrecht :
Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer,
2011.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2011. |
| Series: | Cellular Origin, Life in Extreme Habitats and Astrobiology,
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-1627-8 |
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Table of Contents:
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Recommendations to the readers Introduction: The cultural and scientific context of astrobiology
- The Book of life
- Part 1: The Origin of Life in the Universe
- Part 2: The Evolution of Life in the Universe
- Part 3: The Distribution of Life in the Universe
- Part 4: The Destiny of Life in the Universe Epilogue: Learning to read the Book of Life: An interdisciplinary process; Acronyms and abbreviations
- Illustrated glossary; General index
- Index of illustrations
- Index of Tables
- Alphabetical index
- About the author
- Books by the author.