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Ward, Peter D. (Peter Douglas), 1949-
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Life on other planets.
Exobiology.
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Rare earth : why com...
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Rare earth : why complex life is uncommon in the universe / Peter D. Ward, Donald Brownlee.
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Ward, Peter D. (Peter Douglas), 1949-
New York : Copernicus, c2000.
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Life on other planets.
Exobiology.
ISBN:
0387987010 (hardcover : alk. paper) :
Description:
xxviii, 333 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Contents:
Why life might be widespread in the universe -- Habitable zones of the universe -- Building a habitable Earth -- Life's first appearance on Earth -- How to build animals -- Snowball Earth -- The enigma of the Cambrian explosion -- Mass extinctions and the Rare Earth Hypothesis -- The surprising importance of plate tectonics -- The Moon, Jupiter, and life on Earth -- Testing the Rare Earth Hypotheses -- Assessing the odds -- Messengers from the stars.
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Hawaii State Library
Business, Science & Technology
576.839 Wa
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03/30/2006
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576.839 Ward
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