A guide to understanding the formation of life in the Universe The revised and updated second edition of Astrobiology offers an introductory text that explores the structure of living things, the formation of the elements required for life in the Universe, the biological and geological history of
Astrobiology
β Scribed by Kevin W. Plaxco, Michael Gross
- Publisher
- The Johns Hopkins University Press
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 272
- Edition
- 1
- Category
- Library
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