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Lectures in Astrobiology: Volume II

By Nikos Prantzos (auth.) , Dr. Muriel Gargaud , Prof. Hervé Martin , Prof. Philippe Claeys (eds.)

Book information

Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
Year
2007
ISBN
978-3-540-33692-1, 978-3-540-33693-8
DOI
10.1007/978-3-540-33693-8
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
14 MB (14806295 bytes)
Series
Advances in Astrobiology and Biogeophysics
Edition
1
Pages
669\680
Orientation
yes
Scanned
yes
Time added
2013-10-22 01:53:26
Biogeosciences; Geophysics/Geodesy; ExtraterrestriSpace Sciences

Description

Based on material delivered at several summer schools, this book is the first comprehensive textbook at the graduate level encompassing all aspects associated with the emerging field of astrobiology. Volume II gathers another set of extensive lectures covering topics so diverse as the formation and the distribution of elements in the Universe, the concept of habitability from both the planetologists' and the biologists' point of view and artificial life. The contributions are held together by the common goal to understand better the origin of life, its evolution and possible existence outside the Earth's realm.

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