Lucky planet : why Earth is exceptional--and what that means for life in the universe / David Waltham.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Basic Books, [2014]Copyright date: ©2014Description: 1 online resource (209 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780465080823 (e-book)
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Lucky planet : why Earth is exceptional--and what that means for life in the universe.DDC classification:
  • 577.2/2 23
LOC classification:
  • QH543 .W35 2014eb
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Contents:
Prologue: a tale of two planets -- Almost too good to be true -- Mediocrity -- Rarely earth -- Constant change -- Air conditioning -- Snowballs and greenhouses -- Staggering through time -- Music of the spheres -- Force of nature -- Pond weeds and daisies -- Life's big bang -- Eclipse -- The dark side of the moon -- Gaia or Goldilocks? -- Epilogue: siblings.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Prologue: a tale of two planets -- Almost too good to be true -- Mediocrity -- Rarely earth -- Constant change -- Air conditioning -- Snowballs and greenhouses -- Staggering through time -- Music of the spheres -- Force of nature -- Pond weeds and daisies -- Life's big bang -- Eclipse -- The dark side of the moon -- Gaia or Goldilocks? -- Epilogue: siblings.

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Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2014. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.

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