Rare earth : why complex life is uncommon in the universe /
Ward, Peter Douglas, 1949-
Rare earth : why complex life is uncommon in the universe / Peter D. Ward, Donald Brownlee. - New York : Copernicus, c2000. - xxviii, 333 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 289-315) and index.
Why life might be widespread in the universe -- Habitable zones of the universe -- Building a habitable Earth -- Life's first appearance on Earth -- How to build animals -- Snowball Earth -- The enigma of the Cambrian explosion -- Mass extinctions and the Rare Earth Hypothesis -- The surprising importance of plate tectonics -- The Moon, Jupiter, and life on Earth -- Testing the Rare Earth Hypotheses -- Assessing the odds -- Messengers from the stars.
0387987010 (hardcover : alk. paper)
99-020532
Exobiology.
Life on other planets.
QB54 / .W336 2000
576.8/39
Rare earth : why complex life is uncommon in the universe / Peter D. Ward, Donald Brownlee. - New York : Copernicus, c2000. - xxviii, 333 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 289-315) and index.
Why life might be widespread in the universe -- Habitable zones of the universe -- Building a habitable Earth -- Life's first appearance on Earth -- How to build animals -- Snowball Earth -- The enigma of the Cambrian explosion -- Mass extinctions and the Rare Earth Hypothesis -- The surprising importance of plate tectonics -- The Moon, Jupiter, and life on Earth -- Testing the Rare Earth Hypotheses -- Assessing the odds -- Messengers from the stars.
0387987010 (hardcover : alk. paper)
99-020532
Exobiology.
Life on other planets.
QB54 / .W336 2000
576.8/39