Planets and Life by Woodruff T. Sullivan, III, John Baross - 9780521824217

Cambridge University Press

Planets and LifeThe Emerging Science of Astrobiology\nAuthor(s): Woodruff T. Sullivan, III, John Baross\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9780521824217, 978-0521824217\nSynopsis\nAstrobiology involves the study of the origin and history of life on Earth, planets and moons where life may have arisen, and the search for extraterrestrial life. It combines the sciences of biology, chemistry, palaeontology, geology, planetary physics and astronomy. This textbook brings together world experts in each of these disciplines to provide the most comprehensive coverage of the field currently available. Topics cover the origin and evolution of life on Earth, the geological, physical and chemical conditions in which life might arise and the detection of extraterrestrial life on other planets and moons. The book also covers the history of our ideas on extraterrestrial life and the origin of life, as well as the et.