Beyond the stars our origins and the search for life in the universe

Beyond the stars : our origins and the search for life in the universe / Paolo Saraceno ; translated by David Goodstein.

Author/creator	Saraceno, Paolo
Other author/creator	Goodstein, David L., 1939-
Format	Electronic and Book
Publication Info	Singapore ; Hackensack, N.J. : World Scientific,
Description	x, 377 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 25 cm.
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subject(s)	Cosmology. Life on other planets.

Uniform title	Il Caso Terra. English
Portion of title	Our origins and the search for life in the universe
Contents	Part I Origins -- Our origins -- The beginning of everything -- Origins of stars and planets -- The origin of the elements -- The origins of life -- Part II The case of the Earth -- History of the Earth -- Extinctions -- An inhabitable planet -- The importance of continental drift -- The Earth: a rare planet? -- Part III In search of another Gaia -- In search of ETI -- The measurement -- Appendix A Astronomical observations -- Appendix B A few numbers -- Conclusion
General note	Includes index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Language	Translated from the Italian.
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2012554710
ISBN	9789814295536 (hbk.)
ISBN	9814295531 (hbk.)
ISBN	9789814295543 (pbk.)
ISBN	981429554X (pbk.)

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