Barrie W Jones

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Life in the Solar System and Beyond (2004)Paperback - 2004, 11 February 2004

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Springer-Praxis Books in Space Exploration
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Springer-Praxis Books in Astronomy and Space Sciences
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Space Exploration
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Springer Praxis Books
Print Length
317 pages
Language
English
Publisher
Springer
Date Published
11 Feb 2004
ISBN-10
1852331011
ISBN-13
9781852331016

Description

The 'Life in the Solar System and Beyond', Professor Jones has written a broad introduction to the subject, addressing important topics such as, what is life?, the origins of life and where to look for extraterrestrial life. The chapters are arranged as follows. Chapter 1 is a broad introduction to the cosmos, with an emphasis on where we might find life. In Chapters 2 and 3 Professor Jones discusses life on Earth, the one place we know to be inhabited. Chapter 4 is a brief tour of the Solar system, leading us in Chapters 5 and 6 to two promising potential habitats, Mars and Europa. In Chapter 7 the author discusses the fate of life in the Solar system, which gives us extra reason to consider life further afield. Chapter 8 focuses on the types of stars that might host habitable planets, and where in the Galaxy these might be concentrated. Chapters 9 and 10 describe the instruments and techniques being employed to discover planets around other stars (exoplanetary systems), and those that will be employed in the near future. Chapter 11 summarises the known exoplanetary systems, together with an outline of the systems we expect to discover soon, particularly habitable planets. Chapter 12 describes how we will attempt to find life on these planets, and the final chapter brings us to the search for extraterrestrial intelligence, and the question as to whether we are alone.

Product Details

Author:
Barrie W Jones
Book Edition:
2004
Book Format:
Paperback
Country of Origin:
DE
Date Published:
11 February 2004
Dimensions:
23.11 x 15.49 x 2.03 cm
ISBN-10:
1852331011
ISBN-13:
9781852331016
Language:
English
Location:
London
Pages:
317
Publisher:
Weight:
498.95 gm

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