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Worlds Beyond Our Own: The Search for Habitable Planets (Astronomers' Universe)
Sujan Sengupta
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Description for Worlds Beyond Our Own: The Search for Habitable Planets (Astronomers' Universe)
Paperback. Series: Astronomers' Universe. Num Pages: 154 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, 24 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 163 x 8. Weight in Grams: 282.
This is a book on planets: Solar system planets and dwarf planets. And planets outside our solar system – exoplanets. How did they form? What types of planets are there and what do they have in common? How do they differ? What do we know about their atmospheres – if they have one? What are the conditions for life and on which planets may they be met? And what’s the origin of life on Earth and how did it form? You will understand how rare the solar system, the Earth and hence life is.
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This is a book on planets: Solar system planets and dwarf planets. And planets outside our solar system – exoplanets. How did they form? What types of planets are there and what do they have in common? How do they differ? What do we know about their atmospheres – if they have one? What are the conditions for life and on which planets may they be met? And what’s the origin of life on Earth and how did it form? You will understand how rare the solar system, the Earth and hence life is.
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Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Springer
Condition
New
Series
Astronomers' Universe
Number of Pages
154
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
ISBN
9783319098937
SKU
V9783319098937
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About Sujan Sengupta
Prof. Sujan Sengupta is Associate Professor at Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Bangalore. His research interests are Theory and Observation of Brown Dwarfs, Extra-solar Planets, Neutron stars and low mass binary stars.
Reviews for Worlds Beyond Our Own: The Search for Habitable Planets (Astronomers' Universe)
“Readers certainly have a generous collection of recent books on habitable planets from which to choose. … Sengupta (Indian Institute of Astrophysics) does a commendable job of surveying the current state of knowledge. … Summing Up: Recommended. All academic, general, and professional library collections.” (K. L. Schick, Choice, Vol. 52 (10), June, 2015)