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Life in the universe / Jeffrey Bennett, Seth Shostak.

By: Bennett, Jeffrey O.
Contributor(s): Shostak, G. Seth.
Publisher: San Francisco : Pearson Addison Wesley, c2007Edition: 2nd ed.Description: xvii, 485, A-22, G-10, R-5, C-2, I-15 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 28 cm.ISBN: 0805347534 (pbk.); 9780805347531 (pbk.).Subject(s): Exobiology -- Textbooks | Life -- Origin -- TextbooksDDC classification: 576.839
Contents:
Pt. 1. Introduction life in the universe. Ch. 1. A Universe of Life? - Ch. 2. The Science of Life in the Universe. - Ch. 3. The Universal Context of Life. - Pt. II. Life on earth. - Ch. 4. The Habitability of Earth. - Ch. 5. The Nature of Life on Earth. - Ch. 6. The Origin and Evolution of Life on Earth. - Pt. III. Life in the solar system. - Ch. 7. Searching for Life in Our Solar System. - Ch. 8. Mars. - Ch. 9. Life on Jovian Moons. - Ch. 10. The Nature and Evolution of Habitability. - Pt. IV. Life among the stars. - Ch. 11. Habitability Outside the Solar System. - Ch. 12. The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence. - Ch. 13. Interstellar Travel and the Fermi Paradox. - Ch. 13. Interstellar travel and the fermi paradox. . - Epilogue: Contact-implications of the search and discovery. - Appendixes. - Glossary. - References and bibliography. - Credits. - Index.
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Floor 4, Shelf 39 , Side 2, TierNo 6, BayNo 2

 576.839 BEN (Browse shelf) 1 Available GENxx,GENxx,03,GR 5000082100

Includes bibliographical references (p. R-1 - R-5) and index.

Pt. 1. Introduction life in the universe. Ch. 1. A Universe of Life? - Ch. 2. The Science of Life in the Universe. - Ch. 3. The Universal Context of Life. - Pt. II. Life on earth. - Ch. 4. The Habitability of Earth. - Ch. 5. The Nature of Life on Earth. - Ch. 6. The Origin and Evolution of Life on Earth. - Pt. III. Life in the solar system. - Ch. 7. Searching for Life in Our Solar System. - Ch. 8. Mars. - Ch. 9. Life on Jovian Moons. - Ch. 10. The Nature and Evolution of Habitability. - Pt. IV. Life among the stars. - Ch. 11. Habitability Outside the Solar System. - Ch. 12. The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence. - Ch. 13. Interstellar Travel and the Fermi Paradox. - Ch. 13. Interstellar travel and the fermi paradox. . - Epilogue: Contact-implications of the search and discovery. - Appendixes. - Glossary. - References and bibliography. - Credits. - Index.

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