The origins of life and the universe [[electronic resource] /] / Paul F. Lurquin
| The origins of life and the universe [[electronic resource] /] / Paul F. Lurquin |
| Autore | Lurquin Paul F |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Columbia University Press, c2003 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (229 p.) |
| Disciplina | 576.8/3 |
| Soggetto topico |
Life - Origin
Cosmology |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-280-59807-7
9786613627902 0-231-50766-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. Foundations of the Universe -- Chapter 2. Building a Universe -- Chapter 3. Life as It Is Today -- Chapter 4. Prebiotic Earth: First Organic Compounds and First Informational Molecules -- Chapter 5. Life on Its Way -- Chapter 6. Has Life Originated Elsewhere and Will It End? -- Appendix 1. A Graphic Representation of Special Relativity -- Appendix 2. More on Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle -- Appendix 3. How Do We Know the Age of the Universe? -- Appendix 4. Eric Chaisson's View of Cosmic Evolution -- Appendix 5. Do the Universe and Life Have a Purpose and a Designer? -- Notes -- Glossary -- Notable Scientists -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910456009703321 |
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| New York, : Columbia University Press, c2003 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The origins of life and the universe [[electronic resource] /] / Paul F. Lurquin
| The origins of life and the universe [[electronic resource] /] / Paul F. Lurquin |
| Autore | Lurquin Paul F |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Columbia University Press, c2003 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (229 p.) |
| Disciplina | 576.8/3 |
| Soggetto topico |
Life - Origin
Cosmology |
| ISBN |
1-280-59807-7
9786613627902 0-231-50766-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. Foundations of the Universe -- Chapter 2. Building a Universe -- Chapter 3. Life as It Is Today -- Chapter 4. Prebiotic Earth: First Organic Compounds and First Informational Molecules -- Chapter 5. Life on Its Way -- Chapter 6. Has Life Originated Elsewhere and Will It End? -- Appendix 1. A Graphic Representation of Special Relativity -- Appendix 2. More on Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle -- Appendix 3. How Do We Know the Age of the Universe? -- Appendix 4. Eric Chaisson's View of Cosmic Evolution -- Appendix 5. Do the Universe and Life Have a Purpose and a Designer? -- Notes -- Glossary -- Notable Scientists -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910780253703321 |
Lurquin Paul F
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| New York, : Columbia University Press, c2003 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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