why complex life is uncommon in the universe Ward, Peter Douglas 1949- creator Brownlee, Donald. text bibliography nyu New York Copernicus c2000 2000 monographic eng

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xxviii, 333 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. 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. Peter D. Ward, Donald Brownlee. Includes bibliographical references (p. 289-315) and index. Exobiology Life on other planets QB54 .W336 2000 576.8/39 0387987010 (hardcover : alk. paper) 99-020532 DLC 070227 20230110144551.0