The Science of Astrobiology A Personal View on Learning to Read the Book of Life /

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Chela-Flores, Julian (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2011.
• Σειρά: Cellular Origin, Life in Extreme Habitats and Astrobiology, 20
• Θέματα: Physics.; Philosophy of nature.; Geobiology.; Evolutionary biology.; Astronomy.; Astrophysics.; Cosmology.; Space sciences.; Astrobiology.; Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Sciences.; Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology.; Evolutionary Biology.; Biogeosciences.; Philosophy of Nature.

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...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• 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.