Extrasolar Planets and Astrobiology"This book: Provides extensive grounding in key issues of astrophysics, chemistry, biology and geophysics; over 150 images and illustrations; exercises for each chapter, ranging from straightforward calculation problems to more far-ranging research-oriented exercises; an online component for users that includes new exercises and a continually updated blog of late-breaking scientific news items, fully cross referenced with the book; and extensive bibliographies for each chapter."--BOOK JACKET. |
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User Review - AlanWPowers - LibraryThingScharf provides a clear and stunning immersion into the world of--well, really, literally, the WORLDS of--exoplanets and exosuns. (I haven't seen this one used, but why not--we have "exomoons.") So ... Read full review
Contents
Introduction Background | 1 |
Introduction Background and Preview 1 | 20 |
Problems | 28 |
References and Suggested Reading | 73 |
Planet Formation | 77 |
Extrasolar Planets | 129 |
References | 190 |
a Brief History and its Boundaries | 196 |
References | 296 |
Cosmochemistry Dust and Prebiotic Molecules | 300 |
Comets Meteorites and Protoplanetary Disk | 333 |
References | 360 |
Habitable Zones | 365 |
References | 419 |
Alternate Habitable Zones and Beyond | 424 |
| 453 | |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Extrasolar Planets and Astrobiology G - Reference,Information and Interdisciplinary Subjects Series |
| Author | Caleb A. Scharf |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | University Science Books, 2009 |
| ISBN | 1891389556, 9781891389559 |
| Length | 470 pages |
| Subjects | › › Science / Life Sciences / Biology Science / Physics / Astrophysics Science / Space Science / Astronomy |
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