Life in the solar system and beyond / Barrie W. Jones.

In Life in the Solar System and Beyond, Professor Jones has written a broad introduction to the subject, addressing important topics such as, what is life?, the origins of life and where to look for extraterrestrial life. The chapters are arranged as follows: Chapter 1 is a broad introduction to the...

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Online Access: Full Text (via Springer)
Main Author: Jones, Barrie William
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Chichester, UK : Springer ; Praxis Pub., ©2004.
Series:Springer-Praxis books in astronomy and space sciences.
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