Astrobiology is a very broad interdisciplinary field covering the origin, evolution, distribution, and destiny of life in the universe, as well as the design and implementation of missions for solar system exploration. A review covering its complete spectrum has been missing at a level accessible even to the non-specialist.
The last section of the book consists of a supplement, including a glossary, notes, and tables, which represent highly condensed `windows' into research ranging from basic sciences to earth and life sciences, as well as the humanities.
These additions should make The New Science of Astrobiology accessible to a wide readership: scientists, humanists, and the general reader will have an opportunity to participate in one of the most rewarding activities of contemporary culture.
Produkteigenschaften
- Artikelnummer: 9780792371250
- Medium: Buch
- ISBN: 978-0-7923-7125-0
- Verlag: Springer Netherlands
- Erscheinungstermin: 31.10.2001
- Sprache(n): Englisch
- Auflage: 2001
- Serie: Cellular Origin, Life in Extreme Habitats and Astrobiology
- Produktform: Gebunden
- Gewicht: 646 g
- Seiten: 253
- Format (B x H x T): 160 x 241 x 23 mm
- Ausgabetyp: Kein, Unbekannt