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Rare earth : why complex life is uncommon in the universe / Peter D. Ward, Donald Brownlee.

By: Contributor(s): Publication details: New York : Copernicus, c2000.Description: xxviii, 333 p. : ill. ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 0387987010 (hardcover : alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 576.8/39 21
LOC classification:
  • QB54 .W336 2000
Contents:
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.
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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.

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