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A brief introduction to the search for extra-terrestrial life / by Cesare Barbieri, Professor Emeritus of Astronomy, University of Padova.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Barbieri, Cesare, 1942- author.
- Series:
- CRC focus series
- CRC focus
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Life on other planets.
- Physical Description:
- xiv, 131 pages ; 23 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, [2019]
- Summary:
- "This book provides an introduction to the exciting search for extra-terrestrial life, and an overview of the current status of research into 'alien' life in the Solar System and beyond. It also explores the potential future human exploration of the Moon and Mars. Up-to-date with the latest developments in the field and accompanied by key references for further study, it is a fantastic introduction to the field of astrobiology for non-science majors taking an elective module, in addition to undergraduates studying physics with an interest in this area"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Cosmological process leading to life on Earth
- Events in the Milky Way and Solar system
- Main characteristics of living organisms
- Water and life
- Human outposts on the Moon and on Mars
- Comets, asteroids, meteorites, death and life
- The cometary mission Rosetta
- Planets of nearby stars
- Search for extra-terrestrial intelligence, SETI.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Format:
- ebook version :
- ISBN:
- 9780367191948
- 0367191946
- OCLC:
- 1083457359
- Publisher Number:
- 99981801050
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