The living cosmos : our search for life in the universe /

The living cosmos : our search for life in the universe /

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Author / Creator:Impey, Chris.
Edition:Updated pbk. ed.
Imprint:Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011.
Description:1 online resource (xvi, 393 pages) : illustrations, maps
Language:English
Subject:
Life -- Origin.
Exobiology.
Life on other planets.
Exobiology.
Life on other planets.
Life -- Origin.
Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11830306
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ISBN:9781139117449
1139117440
9781139128100
1139128108
9781139115278
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0521173841
1139234684
9781139234689
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Digital file characteristics:data file
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 353-362) and index.
English.
Print version record.
Summary:Astrobiology, the study of life in space, is one of today's fastest growing fields of science. In this accessible and elegantly reasoned book, scholar and researcher Impey explores the foundations of this rapidly developing discipline, where it's going, and what it's likely to find. If Earth is not the only planet, it is so far the only living one that we know of. Impey reveals the incredible proliferation and variety of life on Earth, paying special tribute to some of its hardiest life forms, extremophiles, a dizzying array of microscopic organisms that can survive extreme heat and cold, live deep within rocks, or thrive in pure acid. From there, Impey investigates the potential for life beyond our own world, providing portraits of the individuals who have devoted their lives to the search.--From publisher description.
Other form:Print version: Impey, Chris. Living cosmos. Updated paperback ed. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011 9780521173841
Standard no.:9786613296153
Description
Physical Description:1 online resource (xvi, 393 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 353-362) and index.
ISBN:9781139117449
1139117440
9781139128100
1139128108
9781139115278
1139115278
9780521173841
0521173841
1139234684
9781139234689
1107222877
9781107222878
1283296152
9781283296151
9786613296153
6613296155
1139113089
9781139113083

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