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Rare Earth:

With Complex Life is Uncommon in the Universe
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Springer, 2000 - 333 pagine
The sweeping diversity of complex life on Earth, Ward and Brownlee argue, evolved out of an extraordinary set of physical conditions and chance events that would be extremely hard to duplicatea "a "though not impossible. Many planets throughout the vastness of the Universe may be teeming with microbial life, but advancement beyond this stage is very rare. Everyone with an interest in the possible extent of life in the Universe and the nature of life's evolution on our own planet will be fascinated by Rare Earth. ..".likely to cause a revolution in thinking..." The New York Times ..".[the book] has hit the world of astrobiologists like a killer asteroid..." Newsday (New York) ..".a sobering and valuable perspective..." Science ..".a startling new hypothesis..." Library Journal ..".Peter Ward and Donald Brownlee offer a powerful argument..." The Economist ..".provocative, significant, and sweeping..." Northwest Science & Technology ..".a stellar example of clear writing..." American Scientist
  

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Review: Rare Earth: Why Complex Life Is Uncommon in the Universe

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This was my introduction to astrobiology and why I changed my major from biology to pair it up with my love of astronomy. Written at a non-scientific level. Leggi recensione completa

Review: Rare Earth: Why Complex Life Is Uncommon in the Universe

Recensione dell'utente  - Robert Snow - Goodreads

Complex life is more complex than I thought... After reading this book my thoughts have run the gambit of how big and how alone we really are in this huge and hostile universe. My take from this book ... Leggi recensione completa

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Indice

Why Life Might Be Widespread in the Universe
1
Habitable Zones of the Universe
15
Building a Habitable Earth
35
Lifes First Appearance on Earth
55
How to Build Animals
83
Snowball Earth
113
The Enigma of the Cambrian Explosion
125
Mass Extinctions and the Rare Earth Hypothesis
157
The Surprising Importance of Plate Tectonics
191
The Moon Jupiter and Life on Earth
221
Testing the Rare Earth Hypotheses
243
Assessing the Odds
257
Messengers from the Stars
277
References
289
17
332
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a synopsis of the rare Earth Hypothesis by Ward and Brownlee
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Informazioni sull'autore (2000)

Peter D. Ward is professor of geological sciences at the University of Washington, Seattle. He is the author of many books, including "Rare Earth," "In Search of Nautilus," "The End of Evolution" (finalist for the "Los Angeles Times" Book Award), and "On Methuselah's Trail,

Peter D. Ward and Donald Brownlee are the co-authors of the acclaimed and bestselling "Rare Earth," Ward is a professor of geological science and zoology at the University of Washington and the author of nine other books, including "Future Evolution," T"he Call of Distant Mammoths," and "The End of Evolution," which was a finalist for the "Los Angeles Times" Book Prize. Brownlee is a professor of astronomy at the University of Washington.

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TitoloRare Earth: With Complex Life is Uncommon in the Universe
Copernicus Series
AutoriPeter Douglas Ward, Don Brownlee
Edizioneillustrata
EditoreSpringer, 2000
ISBN0387987010, 9780387987019
Lunghezza333 pagine
  
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