NOTE: This edition features the same content as the traditional text in a convenient, three-hole-punched, loose-leaf version.
Market: Intended for those interested in learning the basics of astronomy
From the Hardcover edition.
Market: Intended for those interested in learning the basics of astronomy
Life in the UniverseBy Jeffrey O. Bennett
In Habitability of the Universe Before Earth, edited by R. Gordon. London, UK. Imperial College Press. Rohde, R.A., and P.B. Price. 2007. A new habitat in glacial ice: metabolism by solid-state diffusion to isolated microbes. Proc.
The text motivates you to develop basic reasoning skills and an understanding of the process of science through skillful writing and a wealth of pedagogical features, such as Learning Goals that keep you focused on key concepts.
Discusses the possibility of life on other planets, examines the history and properties of Earth that allowed life, and explores the most likely abodes life may be found.
Astrobiology, the study of life and its existence in the universe, is one of the hottest areas of scientific research. Lewis Dartnell considers some of the fascinating questions facing researchers today.
To address the question, Goldsmith and Owen provide a fascinating description of the history and structure of the universe, and then consider current ideas about the origin and cosmic distribution of life.
What is lifeĆs future on Earth and beyond? How does life begin and develop? These are age-old questions that have inspired wonder and controversy ever since the first people looked up into the sky.