Isbn: 9783540336921 - lectures in astrobiology: volume ii (3 risultati)

Condizione: COME NUOVO. Spinger cm.16x24, pp.XXII,670, legatura editoriale cartonata, copertina figurata a colori. Based on material delivered at several summer schools, this book is the first comprehensive textbook at the graduate level encompassing all aspects associated with the emerging field of astrobiology. Volume II gathers another set of extensive lectures covering topics so diverse as the formation and the distribution of elements in the Universe, the concept of habitability from both the planetologists' and the biologists' point of view and artificial life. The contributions are held together by the common goal to understand better the origin of life, its evolution and possible existence outside the Earth's realm. With a foreword by Antonio Lazcano.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. This book is based on lectures delivered at several summer schools addressing the emerging field of astrobiology at the graduate level.Volume II covers topics so diverse as the formation and the distribution of elements in the universe, the concept of habitability from both the planetologists' and the biologists' point of view and artificial life. The contributions are held together by the common goal to understand better the origin of life, its evolution and possible existence outside the Earth's realm.The volume ends with 120 pages of a very useful appendix comprising Some Astrophysical Reminders, Useful Astrobiological Data and An Astrobiological Glossary.Hardcover. There is some very minor browning on the top edge, and a tiny nick in the rear cover. The contents of the book are very good. xxii, 669 pages, including index. Size 24.1 x 16.3 x 3.1 cm. Copyright © Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg.…

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