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The deep hot biosphere / Thomas Gold ; foreword by Freeman Dyson.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Gold, Thomas.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Deep-earth gas theory.
- Petroleum--Geology.
- Petroleum.
- Hydrocarbons.
- Life--Origin.
- Life.
- Extreme environments--Microbiology.
- Extreme environments.
- Physical Description:
- xiv, 235 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Copernicus, [1999]
- Summary:
- Pioneering physicist Thomas Gold explores the likelihood of a subterranean biosphere, one that exists in a gaseous atmosphere at a very high temperature and pressure, and survives on chemical energy--hydrocarbons. This stunning book offers new insights into the origins of life, the origins of natural gas and petroleum, and the distribution of life in the universe.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-225) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0387985468
- OCLC:
- 40061244
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