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

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Original language: Italian Publication details: Singapore ; Hackensack, N.J. : World Scientific, c2012.Description: x, 377 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 25 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9789814295543
Other title:
  • Our origins and the search for life in the universe
Uniform titles:
  • Il Caso Terra. English
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 523.1 23
LOC classification:
  • QB982 .S2713 2012
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
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Books Books Raman Research Institute Library Gifted by Prof. Biman Nath Available G3135

Includes index.

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

Translated from the Italian.

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