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This is the first of a divided two-part softcover edition of the "Lectures in Astrobiology Volume I" containing the sections "General Introduction", "The Early Earth and Other Cosmic Habitats for Life" and "Appendices" including an extensive glossary on Astrobiology. "Lectures in Astrobiology" is the first comprehensive textbook at graduate level encompassing all aspects of the emerging field of astrobiology. Volume I of the "Lectures in Astrobiology" gathers a first set of extensive lectures that cover a broad range of topics, from the formation of solar systems to the quest for the most primitive life forms that emerged on the Early Earth.
| ISBN | 3540290052 | | Part volume | Early Earth and Other Cosmic Habitats for Life | | ISBN13 | 9783540290056
(What's this?) | | Volumes | 1 | | Publisher | Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG | | Weight (grammes) | 948 | | Imprint | Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K | | Published in | Berlin | | Format | Paperback | | Series title | Advances in Astrobiology and Biogeophysics | | Publication date | 13 Jan 2006 | | Height (mm) | 235 | | Writer of foreword | Christian De Duve | | Width (mm) | 155 | | DEWEY | 576.839 | | Spine width (mm) | 25 | | DEWEY edition | DC22 | | Academic level | Postgraduate | | Pages | 552 | |
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Introduction.- Solar Type Stars.- The Evolution of the Solar System.- Comets.- Micrometeorites.- Planetary Orbits and the Role of the Moon.- Geochemical Evolution of the Early Earth.- Planetary Atmospheres.- The Early Terrestrian Atmosphere.- The Origin of Water.- The Formation of The Oceans.- The Parallel Evolution of the Geo-and Bisopheres.
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