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6%OFFDimitar Sasselov - The Life of Super-Earths: How the Hunt for Alien Worlds and Artificial Cells Will Revolutionize Life on Our Planet - 9780465021932 - V9780465021932
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The Life of Super-Earths: How the Hunt for Alien Worlds and Artificial Cells Will Revolutionize Life on Our Planet

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Description for The Life of Super-Earths: How the Hunt for Alien Worlds and Artificial Cells Will Revolutionize Life on Our Planet Hardcover. How the Hunt for Alien Worlds and Artificial Organisms Will Revolutionize Life on Our Planet. 240 pages, illustrations. Combining astronomy and biology, this title provides the answers to the following three questions: Are we alone? Where did life come from? And where is life going?. Cateogry: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. BIC Classification: PHVB; RNCB. Dimension: 211 x 150 x 21. Weight: 336.
In 1543, Nicolaus Copernicus fomented a revolution when he debunked the geocentric view of the universe, proving instead that our planet wasn't central to the universe. Almost five hundred years later, the revolution he set in motion is nearly complete. Just as earth is not the centre of things, the life on it, it appears, is not unique to the planet. Or is it? The Life of Super-Earths is a breathtaking tour of current efforts to answer the age-old question: Are we alone in the universe? Astronomer Dimitar Sasselov, the founding director of Harvard University's Origins of Life ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Basic Books
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780465021932
SKU
V9780465021932
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About Dimitar Sasselov
Dimitar Sasselov is a Professor of Astronomy at Harvard University and the Founder and Director of the Harvard Origins of Life Initiative. His research has been covered by the New York Times, the Boston Globe, and others. He lives in Auburndale, Massachusetts.

Reviews for The Life of Super-Earths: How the Hunt for Alien Worlds and Artificial Cells Will Revolutionize Life on Our Planet
Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "Short, cogent and stimulating" Andrew H. Knoll, Fisher Professor of Natural History, Harvard University, and author of Life on a Young Planet "In engaging prose, Dimitar Sasselov explains how remarkable breakthroughs in astronomy are reframing one of humankind's oldest questions
are we alone in the universe? The Life of Super-Earths provides nutrition for the lively mind." Hans ... Read more

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