Overview
- Experts from 20 countries discuss life on Earth and possible life on planets
- Each contributed chapter contains numerous references for further study
- Each chapter is written as a review on a specific topic
Part of the book series: Cellular Origin, Life in Extreme Habitats and Astrobiology (COLE, volume 24)
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Reviews
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“A collection of articles about life, habitability and astrobiology, that should find a place on everyone’s reading-list who’s interested in the possibility of extraterrestrial life and the quickly evolving field of astrobiology and search for exoplanets and naturally also SETI. … it’s definitely a fascinating book. The best part about the book might be that you get to know some of the objects of the Solar system a lot more from the habitability aspect.” (Kadri Tinn, AstroMadness.com, March, 2014)
“Rich in subject matter, this book is exceptionally broad in its coverage of the evolutionary boundary between inorganic and organic matter. … Figures, diagrams, and color photos are well chosen. … Extensive references follow each chapter. This book will appeal to astronomers, chemists, and biologists as well as practicing astrobiologists who wish to explore the current extent of research and thinking in this new field. Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates and above.” (W. E. Howard III, Choice, Vol. 50 (9), May, 2013)
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Life on Earth and other Planetary Bodies
Editors: Arnold Hanslmeier, Stephan Kempe, Joseph Seckbach
Series Title: Cellular Origin, Life in Extreme Habitats and Astrobiology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-4966-5
Publisher: Springer Dordrecht
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2012
Hardcover ISBN: 978-94-007-4965-8Published: 30 October 2012
Softcover ISBN: 978-94-007-9204-3Published: 09 November 2014
eBook ISBN: 978-94-007-4966-5Published: 29 October 2012
Series ISSN: 1566-0400
Series E-ISSN: 2215-0048
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIV, 534
Topics: Astrobiology, Astrophysics and Astroparticles, Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology