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Author:

Ward, Peter Douglas, 1949-

Title:

Rare earth : why complex life is uncommon in the universe / Peter Ward, Donald Brownlee.

Publisher:

Copernicus,

Copyright Date:

c2000

Description:

xxviii, 333 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Subject:

Life on other planets.
Exobiology.

Other Authors:

Brownlee, Donald.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Why 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.

ISBN:

9780387987019 (hardcover : alk. paper)
0387987010 (hardcover : alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)40996050

LCCN:

99020532

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

KSPG296 -- Burlington Public Library (Burlington)

YSPD232 -- Camanche Public Library (Camanche)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

CDPF771 -- Clive Public Library (Clive)

UDAX314 -- Charles C. Myers Library (Dubuque)

ULAX314 -- Loras College Library (Dubuque)

UTAX314 -- Emmaus Bible College Library (Dubuque)

HYAX325 -- Iowa Lakes Community College Library - Estherville (Estherville)

ALPE516 -- Fairfield Public Library (Fairfield)

MXPG943 -- Fort Dodge Public Library (Fort Dodge)

SOAX911 -- Simpson College - Dunn Library (Indianola)

OZAX845 -- Northwestern College - DeWitt Library (Orange City)

AAPF906 -- Ottumwa Public Library (Ottumwa)

HQPD845 -- Rock Valley Public Library (Rock Valley)

UTAX115 -- Buena Vista University Library (Storm Lake)

HWAX074 -- Hawkeye Community College Library (Waterloo)

PQAX094 -- Wartburg College - Vogel Library (Waverly)