The Resource Are we being watched? : the search for life in the cosmos, Paul Murdin
Are we being watched? : the search for life in the cosmos, Paul Murdin
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- Summary
- Murdin invites readers to join him in exploring an extraordinary array of evidence on how life developed on Earth, and how it could have developed on other planets. He examines what forms it might take, and how likely we are to be able to communicate with aliens if we do make contact
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 224 pages
- Contents
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- Introduction: In search of new lands and peoples
- The century of astrobiology
- Other worlds
- In search of alien intelligence
- Life in the Solar System
- The Earth, life's home
- Life gets going
- The spark of life's beginning
- Evolution of a planet
- The evolution of life
- The Sun: source of vital- or death-dealing- energy
- Life and the climate
- Considering disasters
- Mars: dead or alive?
- Ice world: Europa
- Glimpses of the Old Earth: Enceladus and Titan
- Are we lonely, or really alone?
- Isbn
- 9780500516713
- Label
- Are we being watched? : the search for life in the cosmos
- Title
- Are we being watched?
- Title remainder
- the search for life in the cosmos
- Statement of responsibility
- Paul Murdin
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Murdin invites readers to join him in exploring an extraordinary array of evidence on how life developed on Earth, and how it could have developed on other planets. He examines what forms it might take, and how likely we are to be able to communicate with aliens if we do make contact
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 10182017
- Cataloging source
- BTCTA
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Murdin, Paul
- Dewey number
- 520
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- QB54
- LC item number
- .M863 2013
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Life on other planets
- Cosmology
- Astronomy
- Target audience
- adult
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- the search for life in the cosmos
- Label
- Are we being watched? : the search for life in the cosmos, Paul Murdin
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (page 218) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introduction: In search of new lands and peoples -- The century of astrobiology -- Other worlds -- In search of alien intelligence -- Life in the Solar System -- The Earth, life's home -- Life gets going -- The spark of life's beginning -- Evolution of a planet -- The evolution of life -- The Sun: source of vital- or death-dealing- energy -- Life and the climate -- Considering disasters -- Mars: dead or alive? -- Ice world: Europa -- Glimpses of the Old Earth: Enceladus and Titan -- Are we lonely, or really alone?
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- 224 pages
- Isbn
- 9780500516713
- Lccn
- 2012944891
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Other physical details
- illustrations (some color)
- System control number
-
- 813933708
- (OCoLC)813933708
- Label
- Are we being watched? : the search for life in the cosmos, Paul Murdin
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (page 218) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introduction: In search of new lands and peoples -- The century of astrobiology -- Other worlds -- In search of alien intelligence -- Life in the Solar System -- The Earth, life's home -- Life gets going -- The spark of life's beginning -- Evolution of a planet -- The evolution of life -- The Sun: source of vital- or death-dealing- energy -- Life and the climate -- Considering disasters -- Mars: dead or alive? -- Ice world: Europa -- Glimpses of the Old Earth: Enceladus and Titan -- Are we lonely, or really alone?
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- 224 pages
- Isbn
- 9780500516713
- Lccn
- 2012944891
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Other physical details
- illustrations (some color)
- System control number
-
- 813933708
- (OCoLC)813933708
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