Overview
Addresses the specific need for a readable book on this very interdisciplinary and new topic at research level
Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Table of contents (25 chapters)
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Introduction
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Organic Material in Space and Habitable Zones
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Water and Life
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Electromagnetic Fields, Radiation and Life
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Reviews
"[...] written for people with a strong background in science. I nonetheless found it a joy to read and I would strongly recommend it to those who wish to know the latest in the scientific search for ET." (Neil English, Astronomy Now, Aug. 2003)
"[...] Astrobiology challenges science in unique ways, in particular the well-known problem of identifying life when we only have one prototype to work from, and I am sure that newcomers to this field and established workers will both find this book very rewarding." (International Journal of Astrobiology, 2002)
"It is a real pleasure to come across a volume like Astrobiology." (Biologist, 2002)
Editors and Affiliations
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Astrobiology
Book Subtitle: The Quest for the Conditions of Life
Editors: Gerda Horneck, Christa Baumstark-Khan
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-59381-9
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
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eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2002
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-63957-9Published: 23 September 2011
eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-59381-9Published: 06 December 2012
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XV, 411
Number of Illustrations: 39 illustrations in colour
Topics: Astrobiology, Biogeosciences, Ecosystems, Evolutionary Biology, Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics), Organic Chemistry