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PublisherHolt & Company, Henry
ISBN-100805075127
ISBN-139780805075120
eBay Product ID (ePID)30272888
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Book TitleLife and Death of Planet Earth : How the New Science of Astrobiology Charts the Ultimate Fate of Our World
Number of Pages256 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicEarth Sciences / Geology, Life Sciences / Biology, Astronomy
Publication Year2004
FeaturesRevised
IllustratorYes
GenreScience
AuthorDonald Brownlee, Peter D. Ward
FormatTrade Paperback
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Item Height0.6 in
Item Weight12.3 Oz
Item Length8.9 in
Item Width6.1 in
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Edition DescriptionRevised edition
Synopsis"They deftly bring together findings from many disparate areas of science in a book that science buffs will find hard to put down." -- Publishers Weekly Science has worked hard to piece together the story of the evolution of our world up to this point, but only recently have we developed the understanding and the tools to describe the entire life cycle of our planet. Peter D. Ward and Donald Brownlee, a geologist and an astronomer respectively, are in the vanguard of the new field of astrobiology. Combining their knowledge of how the critical sustaining systems of our planet evolve through time with their understanding of how stars and solar systems grow and change throughout their own life cycles, the authors tell the story of the second half of Earth's life. In this masterful melding of groundbreaking research and captivating, eloquent science writing, Ward and Brownlee provide a comprehensive portrait of Earth's life cycle that allows us to understand and appreciate how the planet sustains itself today, and offers us a glimpse of our place in the cosmic order.
