Saraceno, Paolo. <br/><br/>
Beyond the stars :  our origins and the search for life in the universe / 
 Our origins and the search for life in the universe 
Paolo Saraceno ; translated by David Goodstein. 
 - Singapore ;  Hackensack, N.J. :  World Scientific,  c2012. 
 - x, 377 p. :  ill. (chiefly col.) ;  25 cm. 
<br/><br/> Includes index. 
<br/><br/>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 
<br/><br/><br/>Translated from the Italian. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9789814295543 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2012554710 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Cosmology.<br/>Life on other planets.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>QB982  / .S2713 2012 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>523.1