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008			191120s2020 nju ob 001 0 eng
020			_z9781119550358 (paperback)
040			_beng _cGSU _erda
050	0	0	_aQH326 COC
100	1		_aCockell, Charles, _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aAstrobiology : _bunderstanding life in the universe / _cCharles S. Cockell, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Edinburgh, UK.
250			_aSecond edition.
260			_aHoboken : _bWiley-Blackwell, _c2020
264		1	_c©2020
300			_axvi, 608 pages : _bcoloured illustrations ; _c26 cm.
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0		_aAstrobiology -- What is life? -- Matter and life -- The molecular structure of life -- The cellular structure of life -- Energy for life -- The limits of life -- The tree of life -- The universe, the solar system, and the elements of life -- Astrochemistry : carbon in space -- Early Earth : the first billion years -- The origin of life -- Early life on Earth -- The geology of a habitable world -- The co-evolution of life and a planet : the rise of oxygen -- Mass extinctions -- The habitability of planetary bodies -- The astrobiology of Mars -- Ocean worlds and icy moons -- Exoplanets and the search for life -- The search for extraterrestrial intelligence -- Our civilization.
520			_a"Understand that astrobiology is concerned with the origin, evolution, and distribution of life in the Universe. It investigates life in its cosmic context. Understand some of the detailed scientific questions that underpin astrobiology's main lines of enquiry. Know about some aspects of the history of astrobiology and how it emerged as a field"-- _cProvided by publisher.
588			_aDescription based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher.
650		0	_aExobiology _vTextbooks.
655		7	_aTextbooks. _2lcgft
942			_2lcc _cBK _eSecond edition _hQH326 COC _kQH _mCOC _n0
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