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020			_a0387987010 (hardcover : alk. paper)
020			_a9780387987019 (hardcover : alk. paper)
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050	0	0	_aQB 54 _b.W336 2000
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100	1		_aWard, Peter D. _q(Peter Douglas), _d1949-
245	1	0	_aRare earth : _bwhy complex life is uncommon in the universe / _cPeter Ward, Donald Brownlee.
260			_aNew York : _bCopernicus, _cc2000.
300			_axxviii, 333 p. : _bill. ; _c25 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0		_aWhy life might be widespread in the universe -- Habitable zones of the universe -- Building a habitable Earth -- Life's first appearance on Earth -- How to build animals -- Snowball Earth -- The enigma of the Cambrian explosion -- Mass extinctions and the Rare Earth hypothesis -- The surprising importance of plate tectonics -- The Moon, Jupiter, and life on Earth -- Testing the Rare Earth hypotheses -- Assessing the odds -- Messengers from the stars.
520			_aIn this introduction to the emerging field of astrobiology, a distinguished paleontologist and a noted astronomer team up to provide a fascinating synthesis of what's now known about the rise of life on Earth and how it sheds light on possibilities for organic life forms elsewhere in the universe. Illustrations. First book to synthesize discoveries from astronomy & paleontology regarding the advent of life on earth, & the potential for the development of life on other planets.
650		0	_aLife on other planets.
650		0	_aExobiology.
700	1		_aBrownlee, Donald.
856	4	2	_3Publisher description _uhttp://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0816/99020532-d.html
856	4	1	_3Table of contents only _uhttp://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0816/99020532-t.html
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