Publication Date
2009
Publication Place
Sausalito, Calif. -
University Science Books, c2009.
Subject
Extrasolar planets, Exobiology, Life on other planets, Space biology
Type
Book
Language
Arabic
Digital
No
Manuscript
No
Pages Count
470
Physical Dimensions
24 cm
Library
The Institute for Advanced Study (IAS)
Record ID
3100001~!99283~!3997
Library Location
Astrophysics Library
Date
2009
Notes
Includes bibliographical references and index.. 99283. xvii, 470 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
İçindekiler
Introduction, background, and preview -- Proto-stellar collapse and star formation -- Planet formation -- Extrasolar planets -- Life : a brief history, and its boundaries -- Planetary radiation, comparative planetology, biosignatures, and Daisyworld -- Cosmochemistry, dust, and prebiotic molecules -- Comets, meteorites, and proto-planetary disk structure -- Habitable zones -- Alternate habitable zones and beyond.
ISBN
9781891389559 (alk. paper), 1891389556 (alk. paper)
