The Geology of the Arab World---An Overview / / edited by Abderrahmane Bendaoud, Zakaria Hamimi, Mohamed Hamoudi, Safouane Djemai, Basem Zoheir |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2019.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2019 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (552 pages) |
Disciplina | 551.70953 |
Collana | Springer Geology |
Soggetto topico |
Geology
Geophysics Natural disasters Remote sensing Astrobiology Geophysics/Geodesy Natural Hazards Remote Sensing/Photogrammetry |
ISBN | 3-319-96794-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Chapter 1. Tectonics of the Eastern Desert of Egypt: Key to understanding the Neoproterozoic evolution of the Arabian-‐Nubian Shield (East Africa Orogen) -- Chapter 2. A new synthetic geological map of the Tuareg Shield: an overview of its Globalstructure and geological evolution -- Chapter 3. The 600 Ma-old Pan-African Magmatism in the InOuzzal Terrane (Tuareg Shield, Algeria): Witness of the Metacratonisation of a Rigid Block -- Chapter 4. An Overview of the Plutons magnetic fabric studies in the Hoggar Shield:Evolution of the Major Shear Zones during the Pan-African -- Chapter 5. Electrical conductivity constraints on the geometry of the western LATEA boundary from a magnetotelluric data acquired near Tahalgha volcanic district (Hoggar , Southern Algeria) -- Chapter 6. Regional Geology and Petroleum Systems of the Main Reservoirs and Source Rocks of North Africa and the Middle East -- Chapter 7. Paleomagnetism of the Western Saharan basins : an overview -- Chapter 8. Archaeoseismology in Algeria: Observed damages related to probable past earthquakes on archaeological remains on Roman sites (Tel Atlas of Algeria) -- Chapter 9. A glimpse at the history of seismology in Algeria -- Chapter 10. Active Tectonics and Seismic Hazard in the Tell Atlas (Northern Algeria): A Review -- Chapter 11. Seismicity of the algerian tell atlas and the impacts of major earthquakes -- Chapter 12. An overview on 40 years of remote sensing geology based on Arab examples -- Chapter 13. Meteorite impact structures in the Arab world: an overview -- Chapter 14. Holocene climate development of North Africa and the Arabian Peninsula. |
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Granite Skyscrapers : How Rock Shaped Earth and Other Worlds / / by David S. Stevenson |
Autore | Stevenson David S |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2018.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2018 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (386 pages) : illustrations |
Disciplina | 552.3 |
Collana | Popular Astronomy |
Soggetto topico |
Astronomy
Planetology Astrobiology Geobiology Cosmology Popular Science in Astronomy Biogeosciences |
ISBN | 3-319-91503-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Preface -- Chapter 1 – Our Planet's Torrid Heart -- Chapter 2: The Formation of Granite -- Chapter 3: The Evolution of Modern Continents -- Chapter 4: Plate Tectonics, Planetary Magnetism and Life -- Chapter 5: Jotunheim: In The Realm of Giants -- Chapter 6: Mountains, Atmosphere and Long-Term Habitability -- Chapter 7: Our Island Earth: Granite Here, Granite Everywhere? -- Conclusions -- References -- Glossary -- Index. |
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Stevenson David S
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Great Moments in the History of Life / / by George H. Shaw |
Autore | Shaw George H |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2018.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2018 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (93 pages) |
Disciplina | 574.09 |
Collana | Popular Science |
Soggetto topico |
Life sciences
History Nature Environment Earth Geology Astrobiology Historical geology Popular Life Sciences History of Science Popular Science in Nature and Environment Popular Earth Science Historical Geology |
ISBN | 3-319-99217-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Introduction -- In the beginning…and somewhat later -- How to make a habitable planet -- Prebiotic chemical synthesis -- The origin of life -- Interlude -- Photosynthesis – the game changer -- The rise of oxygen and the origin of the eukaryotic cell -- Earliest plants and animals -- The Cambrian explosion and emergence of “modern” body plans -- The end of the Ordovician and the colonization of the land -- The Permian extinction and the rise of the dinosaurs -- End of Cretaceous extinction – the end of the dinosaurs -- The rise of mammals, the Genus Homo, and the ongoing extinction event -- Conclusion. |
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Shaw George H
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Habitability of Other Planets and Satellites [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Jean-Pierre de Vera, Joseph Seckbach |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2013.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Dordrecht : , : Springer Netherlands : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (432 p.) |
Disciplina | 576.839 |
Collana | Cellular Origin, Life in Extreme Habitats and Astrobiology |
Soggetto topico |
Microbial ecology
Ecology Astrobiology Space sciences Observations, Astronomical Astronomy—Observations Geology Microbial Ecology Ecology Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics) Astronomy, Observations and Techniques |
ISBN | 94-007-6546-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Foreword -- Preface -- Introduction -- List of Authors and Their Addresses -- Acknowledgements -- Part 1: PARAMETERS FOR HABITABILITY, HABITABLE ZONES AND LIFE: ENERGY, LIQUID SOLVENT, INFORMATION -- The Habitable Zone: Basic Concepts -- Exoplanets: Criteria for Their Habitability and Possible Biospheres -- The Habitable Zone and The Generalized Greenhouse Effect -- The Influence of UV Radiation on Exoplanets’ Habitability -- Factors of Planetary Habitability -- Bio-relevant microscopic liquid subsurface water in planetary surfaces? -- Part 2: IMPACT CRATERS AND THE EVOLUTION OF LIFE -- Organic molecules in lunar ice: a window to the early evolution of life on Earth -- Part 3: FIELD STUDIES IN PLANETARY ANALOGS, SIMULATIONS AND SPACE EXPERIMENTS WITH RELEVANCE TO HABITABILITY -- Experimental simulation of possible origins of life (Conceptual and Practical Issues) -- Simulation and measurement of extraterrestrial conditions for experiments on habitability with respect to Mars -- The Role of Terrestrial Analogs in the Exploration of The Habitability of Martian Evaporitic Environments -- Part 4: SEARCH FOR HABITABLE WORLDS IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM AND BEYOND -- Microbial scale habitability on Mars -- Interior and surface dynamics of terrestrial bodies and their implications for the habitability -- Exoplanets and habitability -- Part 5: ALTERNATIVES TO EARTH-LIKE LIFE -- Extremophiles on Alien Worlds: What Types of Organismic Adaptations are Feasible on Other Planetary Bodies -- Brown Dwarfs and Black Smokers. The Potential for Photosynthesis using Radiation from Low-Temperature Black Bodies -- Part 6: APPLICATION OF EXISTING TECHNOLOGIES FOR THE DETECTION OF HABITABLE PLANETS AND THE SEARCH FOR LIFE -- Detection of Habitable Planets and The Search for Life -- Raman Spectral Signatures in the Biogeological Record: An Astrobiological Challenge -- Application of Raman Spectroscopy as In Situ Technology for the Search for Life -- Part 7: FUTURE SPACE MISSIONS FOR LIFE DETECTION -- Habitability on Kepler worlds: Are Moons Relevant? -- Clean In-Situ Subsurface Exploration of Icy Environments in the Solar System -- Part 8: SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS -- Theoretically possible habitable Worlds – but soon will we get answers by observations? -- Subject Index -- Author Index. |
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Handbook of Exoplanets [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Hans J. Deeg, Juan Antonio Belmonte |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2020 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (2500 p.) |
Disciplina | 520 |
Soggetto topico |
Observations, Astronomical
Astronomy—Observations Astrobiology Planetology Astrophysics Atmospheric sciences Meteorology Astronomy, Observations and Techniques Astrophysics and Astroparticles Atmospheric Sciences |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNISA-996418169803316 |
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Handbook of Exoplanets [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Hans J. Deeg, Juan Antonio Belmonte |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2020 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (2500 p.) |
Disciplina | 520 |
Soggetto topico |
Observations, Astronomical
Astronomy—Observations Astrobiology Planetology Astrophysics Atmospheric sciences Meteorology Astronomy, Observations and Techniques Astrophysics and Astroparticles Atmospheric Sciences |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910734841103321 |
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Handbook of Exoplanets / / edited by Hans J. Deeg, Juan Antonio Belmonte |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2018.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2018 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (910 illus., 789 illus. in color. eReference.) |
Disciplina | 523.24 |
Soggetto topico |
Astronomy - Observations
Astrobiology Planetary science Astrophysics Atmospheric science Climatology Astronomy, Observations and Techniques Planetary Science Atmospheric Science Climate Sciences |
ISBN | 3-319-55333-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910300546303321 |
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Herrera's 'Plasmogenia' and Other Collected Works : Early Writings on the Experimental Study of the Origin of Life / / by Henderson James Cleaves, Antonio Lazcano, Ismael Ledesma Mateos, Alicia Negrón-Mendoza, Juli Peretó, Ervin Silva |
Autore | Cleaves Henderson James |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2014.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, NY : , : Springer New York : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2014 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (216 p.) |
Disciplina | 570.92 |
Soggetto topico |
Evolutionary biology
History Astrobiology Biology—Philosophy Evolutionary Biology History of Science Philosophy of Biology |
Soggetto genere / forma | History |
ISBN | 1-4939-0736-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | 1. Notes -- 2. Foreword by Professor James Strick -- 3. Introduction -- 4. Nociones de Biologia ("Concepts in Biology") -- 5. Plasmogeny -- 6. La Plasmogenia, Una Nueva Ciencia de la Vida ("Plasmogeny, A New Science of Life”). |
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History of the Plurality of Worlds [[electronic resource] ] : The Myths of Extraterrestrials Through the Ages / / by Pierre Connes ; edited by James Lequeux |
Autore | Connes Pierre |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2020.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2020 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (414 pages) |
Disciplina | 576.839 |
Collana | Historical & Cultural Astronomy |
Soggetto topico |
Astrobiology
History Cosmology History of Science |
ISBN | 3-030-41448-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | 1. Introduction: Myth or fact/reality -- 2. From Anaximander to Lucretius: Plurality from chance -- 3. Pythagoras, Plato and Ptolemy: Unicity by design -- 4. Plutarch’s De Facie: The Moon is another Earth -- 5. Patristic cosmology confirms the single world -- 6. Scholastics invent virtual Plurality -- 7. Nicolaus Cusanus: Homogeneous Cosmos -- 8. Nicolaus Copernicus: Earth no center -- 9. Giordano Bruno: Lame compasses but agile pen -- 10. Galileo Galilei: Technicians oust metaphysicians -- 11. Johannes Kepler: Servo-controlled planets orbiting a Sun-God -- 12. René Descartes and Cartesians: Multiple worlds from vortex power -- 13. Christiaan Huygens: Humans give its present-day form extraterrestrial intelligence -- 14. The time coordinate of Plurality -- 15. The discovery of time -- 16. Epilogue: Today’s myth -- Bibliography -- Notes -- Index. |
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Connes Pierre
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History of the Plurality of Worlds : The Myths of Extraterrestrials Through the Ages / / by Pierre Connes ; edited by James Lequeux |
Autore | Connes Pierre |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2020.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2020 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (414 pages) |
Disciplina | 576.839 |
Collana | Historical & Cultural Astronomy |
Soggetto topico |
Astrobiology
History Cosmology History of Science |
ISBN | 3-030-41448-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | 1. Introduction: Myth or fact/reality -- 2. From Anaximander to Lucretius: Plurality from chance -- 3. Pythagoras, Plato and Ptolemy: Unicity by design -- 4. Plutarch’s De Facie: The Moon is another Earth -- 5. Patristic cosmology confirms the single world -- 6. Scholastics invent virtual Plurality -- 7. Nicolaus Cusanus: Homogeneous Cosmos -- 8. Nicolaus Copernicus: Earth no center -- 9. Giordano Bruno: Lame compasses but agile pen -- 10. Galileo Galilei: Technicians oust metaphysicians -- 11. Johannes Kepler: Servo-controlled planets orbiting a Sun-God -- 12. René Descartes and Cartesians: Multiple worlds from vortex power -- 13. Christiaan Huygens: Humans give its present-day form extraterrestrial intelligence -- 14. The time coordinate of Plurality -- 15. The discovery of time -- 16. Epilogue: Today’s myth -- Bibliography -- Notes -- Index. |
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Connes Pierre
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