The inverted bowl : introductory accounts of the Universe and its life / George H.A. Cole.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cole, G. H. A.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cosmology.

Universe--History.

Universe.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (364 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Imperial College Press, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The present well-established study of planets orbiting stars other than our Sun, the exoplanets, was reviewed by the author in his earlier book ""Wandering Stars"". This new and exciting field of study has expanded quickly, particularly due to technological advances in both Earth-based telescopes and, more recently, in the application of automatic space vehicles. Well over 300 exoplanets have now been catalogued, each of mass comparable to or greater than those of the major planets of the Solar System. Earth-sized bodies remain out of reach for the present. The data obtained so far show that t

Contents:

Preface; Contents; Appendices; Chapter 1. Planets Orbiting the Sun and Other Stars; Chapter 2. The Dynamic Earth; Chapter 3. Life in Water: The Precambrian; Chapter 4. Life Develops in the Phanerozoic; Chapter 5. Hominids - Homo Sapiens; Chapter 6. A Universe of Exo-Life?; Epilogue; Compendium; Name Index; Subject Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

9786612760099

9781282760097

1282760092

9781848165045

1848165048

OCLC:

670430488