How to find a habitable planet /
"Ever since Carl Sagan first predicted that extraterrestrial civilizations must number in the millions, the search for life on other planets has gripped our imagination. Is Earth so rare that advanced life forms like us--or even the simplest biological organisms--are unique to the universe? How...
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| Format: | Licensed eBooks |
| Language: | English |
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Princeton, N.J. ; Woodstock :
Princeton University Press
2012.
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| Series: | Science essentials (National Academy of Sciences (U.S.))
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| Online Access: | https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctv21r3ps9 |
| Summary: | "Ever since Carl Sagan first predicted that extraterrestrial civilizations must number in the millions, the search for life on other planets has gripped our imagination. Is Earth so rare that advanced life forms like us--or even the simplest biological organisms--are unique to the universe? How to Find a Habitable Planet describes how scientists are testing Sagan's prediction, and demonstrates why Earth may not be so rare after all."-- |
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| Item Description: | Originally published: 2010. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiv, 332 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781400845088 1400845084 9780691156279 0691156271 |