Life on Earth and Other Planetary Bodies
. Ed(S): Hanslmeier, Arnold; Kempe, Stephan; Seckbach, Joseph
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Description for Life on Earth and Other Planetary Bodies
Hardback. This volume covers aspects of life on Earth with all its diversity and the possibilities of extraterrestrial life. It presents contributions by experts from 20 countries who discuss astrobiology emphasizing life "as we know it" to extraterrestrial places. Editor(s): Hanslmeier, Arnold; Kempe, Stephan; Seckbach, Joseph. Series: Cellular Origin, Life in Extreme Habitats and Astrobiology. Num Pages: 534 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGC; PHVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1029.
A trio of editors [Professors from Austria, Germany and Israel] present Life on Earth and other Planetary Bodies. The contributors are from twenty various countries and present their research on life here as well as the possibility for extraterrestrial life. This volume covers concepts such as life’s origin, hypothesis of Panspermia and of life possibility in the Cosmos. The topic of extraterrestrial life is currently ‘hot’ and the object of several congresses and conferences. While the diversity of “normal” biota is well known, life on the edge of the extremophiles is more limited and less distributed. Other subjects discussed are ... Read more
A trio of editors [Professors from Austria, Germany and Israel] present Life on Earth and other Planetary Bodies. The contributors are from twenty various countries and present their research on life here as well as the possibility for extraterrestrial life. This volume covers concepts such as life’s origin, hypothesis of Panspermia and of life possibility in the Cosmos. The topic of extraterrestrial life is currently ‘hot’ and the object of several congresses and conferences. While the diversity of “normal” biota is well known, life on the edge of the extremophiles is more limited and less distributed. Other subjects discussed are ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
534
Condition
New
Series
Cellular Origin, Life in Extreme Habitats and Astrobiology
Number of Pages
534
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789400749658
SKU
V9789400749658
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Reviews for Life on Earth and Other Planetary Bodies
From the reviews: “A collection of articles about life, habitability and astrobiology, that should find a place on everyone’s reading-list who’s interested in the possibility of extraterrestrial life and the quickly evolving field of astrobiology and search for exoplanets and naturally also SETI. … it’s definitely a fascinating book. The best part about the book might be that you ... Read more