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UNINA9910798538603321 |
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Willis Jon (College teacher) |
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Titolo |
All these worlds are yours : the scientific search for alien life / / Jon Willis |
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New Haven, Connecticut : , : Yale University Press, , [2016] |
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1 online resource (232 p.) |
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Exobiology |
Life on other planets |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Includes bibliographic references (page [189]-205) and index. |
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Front matter -- CONTENTS -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- One. Alien Extravaganza -- Two. A Universe Fit for Life? -- Three. What on Earth Is Life? -- Four. A Biological Tour of Our Solar System -- Five. Mars: The Riddle in the Sands -- Six. Europa and Enceladus: Life Aquatic? -- Seven. Titan: Nature's Petrochemical Plant -- Eight. Exoplanets: Worlds without End -- Nine. The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence -- Ten. The Meaning of (Alien) Life? -- Notes -- References: Billions and Billions of Books -- Index |
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Where would you look for alien life? An astronomer and science popularizer explains the basics of astrobiology to outline five plausible scenarios for finding extraterrestrials Long before space travel was possible, the idea of life beyond Earth transfixed humans. In this fascinating book, astronomer Jon Willis explores the science of astrobiology and the possibility of locating other life in our own galaxy. Describing the most recent discoveries by space exploration missions, including the Kepler space telescope, the Mars Curiosity rover, and the New Horizons probe, Willis asks readers to imagine-and choose among-five scenarios for finding life. He encourages us to wonder whether life might exist within Mars's subsoil ice. He reveals the vital possibilities on the water-ice moons Europa and Enceladus. He views Saturn's moon Titan through the lens of our own planet's ancient past. |
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And, he even looks beyond our solar system, investigating the top candidates for a "second Earth" in a myriad of exoplanets and imagining the case of a radio signal arriving from deep space. Covering the most up-to-date research, this accessibly written book provides readers with the basic knowledge necessary to decide where they would look for alien life. |
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UNINA9910144797403321 |
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Annual report / / Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council |
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Swindon, England, : BBSRC, [1995]- |
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Biotechnology - Research - Great Britain |
Life sciences - Research - Great Britain |
Biology - Research - Great Britain |
Biology - Research |
Biotechnology - Research |
Life sciences - Research |
Periodicals. |
Great Britain |
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UNINA9910819040203321 |
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Breast-feeding and the mother |
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Amsterdam, : Elsevier/Excerpta Medica/North-Holland, 1976 |
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9786613693990 |
9780444152411 |
0444152415 |
9781280783609 |
1280783605 |
9780470720271 |
0470720271 |
9780470717950 |
0470717955 |
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[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (290 pages) : illustrations |
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Collana |
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Ciba Foundation symposium ; ; 45 (new ser.) |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
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Breast-feeding and the Mother; Contents; Chairman's introduction; Pituitary-adrenal responsiveness of rat mothers to noxious stimuli and stimuli produced by pups; Discussion; Hormonal control of lactation; Discussion; Significance of the secretion of human prolactin and gonadotropin for puerperal lactational infertility; Discussion; Lactation-the central control of reproduction; Discussion; Lactation: some cardiovascular and metabolic consequences, and the mechanisms of lactose and ion secretion into milk; Discussion |
Changes in the body and its organs during lactation: nutritional implications Discussion; Maternal nutrition and lactation; Discussion; The new mother's view of herself; Discussion; Shame and other anxieties associated with breast-feeding: a systems theory and psychodynamic approach; Discussion; The effect of early mother- infant contact on breast-feeding, infection and growth; Discussion; |
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Cross-cultural aspects of breast-feeding; Discussion; Every life needs nutritional and emotional satisfaction: the midwife's opportunity; Discussion; Lactation education: the learning of the 'obvious' |
Discussion Community and sociopolitical considerations of breast-feeding; Discussion; General Discussion: Collaborative studies on breast-feeding; Maternal disease and milk yield; Delivery and obstetric practice; Index of contributors; Subject index |
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The Novartis Foundation Series is a popular collection of the proceedings from Novartis Foundation Symposia, in which groups of leading scientists from a range of topics across biology, chemistry and medicine assembled to present papers and discuss results. The Novartis Foundation, originally known as the Ciba Foundation, is well known to scientists and clinicians around the world. |
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