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Beyond the stars [[electronic resource] ] : our origins and the search for life in the universe / / Paolo Saraceno ; translated by David Goodstein
| Beyond the stars [[electronic resource] ] : our origins and the search for life in the universe / / Paolo Saraceno ; translated by David Goodstein |
| Autore | Saraceno Paolo |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Singapore ; ; Hackensack, NJ, : World Scientific, c2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (388 p.) |
| Disciplina | 523.1 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | GoodsteinDavid L. <1939-> |
| Soggetto topico |
Cosmology
Life on other planets Life - Origin Molecular evolution Evolution (Biology) |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
981-4295-55-8
1-299-13307-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Preface; Acknowledgements; Contents; Part I Origins; Chapter 1 Our Origins; 1.1 The Ancient Questions; 1.2 You Can't Answer Everything; 1.3 The Importance of Doubt; 1.4 Are Science and Religion Compatible?; 1.5 Life in the Universe; Chapter 2 The Beginning of Everything; 2.1 The Big Bang; 2.2 Olbers' Paradox; 2.3 Hubble's Constant; 2.4 The Expanding Universe; 2.5 Background Radiation; 2.6 The Inflated Universe; 2.7 The Horizon of "Our" Universe; 2.8 The Image of the Most Distant Source; 2.9 Dark Matter and Energy; 2.10 After the Big Bang; 2.11 Before the Big Bang
Chapter 3 Origins of Stars and Planets3.1 The Stars and the Planets; 3.2 The Placental Cloud; 3.3 From the Cloud to the Star; 3.4 The Giant Molecular Clouds; 3.5 Populations of Stars; 3.6 Disks; 3.7 Outflows; 3.8 The Planets; 3.9 The Discovery of the First Planets; 3.10 Timescales; 3.11 The End of the Cloud; Chapter 4 The Origin of the Elements; 4.1 The Primordial Abundances; 4.2 The Origin of the Elements; 4.3 The Luminosity of the Stars; 4.4 White Dwarfs and Red Giants; 4.5 Supernovae; 4.6 The Cycle of Matter; 4.7 Fuel for the Stars; 4.8 The Abundances of the Elements on the Earth 4.9 The Spectra of the Stars4.10 Molecules in Space; Chapter 5 The Origins of Life; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Life is a Chemical Process; 5.3 The Primordial Soup; 5.4 The Cell; 5.5 The Kingdom of the Living Things; 5.6 DNA: An Instruction Manual for Organisms; 5.7 Variations in the Genetic Code; 5.8 Darwin's Theory of Evolution; 5.9 Evolution and Complexity; 5.10 The Cultural Evolution; 5.11 Does Life Come by Chance?; 5.12 Why Carbon?; 5.13 Suppose Life Came from Space; 5.14 Conclusion; Part II The Case of the Earth; Chapter 6 History of the Earth; 6.1 Fossils and the Age of the Rocks 6.2 The Primordial Earth6.3 The Birth of Life; 6.4 The First Bacteria; 6.5 The First Three Billion Years; 6.6 Photosynthesis; 6.7 From Cells to Multicellular Organisms; 6.8 The "Big Bang" of Evolution: The Origin of Species; 6.9 From the Origin of the Species to the Dinosaurs; 6.10 The Dinosaurs; 6.11 The End of the Dinosaurs; 6.12 Mammals; Chapter 7 Extinctions; 7.1 Extinctions of Species in Biological Evolution; 7.2 Causes of Extinctions; Intense volcanic eruptions; Large drop in sea levels; Meteorite impacts; 7.3 Mass Extinctions; 7.4 Extinctions and the Species on the Earth 7.5 The Modern Era Extinction7.6 The Anthropocene; 7.7 Polar Ices; 7.8 The Climate: An Unstable System; 7.9 The Problem of Energy; 7.10 A Difficult Choice; 7.11 What Future Will We Have?; Chapter 8 An Inhabitable Planet; 8.1 The Habitable Zone in the Galaxy; The central zone of the galaxy; The intermediate zone; The external zone; 8.2 The Reservoir of the Comets; 8.3 The External Planets; 8.4 Mars; 8.5 Venus; 8.6 The Earth: A Habitable Planet; 8.7 The Habitable Zone of the Planetary System; Chapter 9 The Importance of Continental Drift; 9.1 A World of Water; 9.2 The Structure of the Earth 9.3 Continental Drift |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910452732003321 |
Saraceno Paolo
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| Singapore ; ; Hackensack, NJ, : World Scientific, c2012 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Beyond the stars [[electronic resource] ] : our origins and the search for life in the universe / / Paolo Saraceno ; translated by David Goodstein
| Beyond the stars [[electronic resource] ] : our origins and the search for life in the universe / / Paolo Saraceno ; translated by David Goodstein |
| Autore | Saraceno Paolo |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Singapore ; ; Hackensack, NJ, : World Scientific, c2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (388 p.) |
| Disciplina | 523.1 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | GoodsteinDavid L. <1939-> |
| Soggetto topico |
Cosmology
Life on other planets Life - Origin Molecular evolution Evolution (Biology) |
| ISBN |
981-4295-55-8
1-299-13307-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Preface; Acknowledgements; Contents; Part I Origins; Chapter 1 Our Origins; 1.1 The Ancient Questions; 1.2 You Can't Answer Everything; 1.3 The Importance of Doubt; 1.4 Are Science and Religion Compatible?; 1.5 Life in the Universe; Chapter 2 The Beginning of Everything; 2.1 The Big Bang; 2.2 Olbers' Paradox; 2.3 Hubble's Constant; 2.4 The Expanding Universe; 2.5 Background Radiation; 2.6 The Inflated Universe; 2.7 The Horizon of "Our" Universe; 2.8 The Image of the Most Distant Source; 2.9 Dark Matter and Energy; 2.10 After the Big Bang; 2.11 Before the Big Bang
Chapter 3 Origins of Stars and Planets3.1 The Stars and the Planets; 3.2 The Placental Cloud; 3.3 From the Cloud to the Star; 3.4 The Giant Molecular Clouds; 3.5 Populations of Stars; 3.6 Disks; 3.7 Outflows; 3.8 The Planets; 3.9 The Discovery of the First Planets; 3.10 Timescales; 3.11 The End of the Cloud; Chapter 4 The Origin of the Elements; 4.1 The Primordial Abundances; 4.2 The Origin of the Elements; 4.3 The Luminosity of the Stars; 4.4 White Dwarfs and Red Giants; 4.5 Supernovae; 4.6 The Cycle of Matter; 4.7 Fuel for the Stars; 4.8 The Abundances of the Elements on the Earth 4.9 The Spectra of the Stars4.10 Molecules in Space; Chapter 5 The Origins of Life; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Life is a Chemical Process; 5.3 The Primordial Soup; 5.4 The Cell; 5.5 The Kingdom of the Living Things; 5.6 DNA: An Instruction Manual for Organisms; 5.7 Variations in the Genetic Code; 5.8 Darwin's Theory of Evolution; 5.9 Evolution and Complexity; 5.10 The Cultural Evolution; 5.11 Does Life Come by Chance?; 5.12 Why Carbon?; 5.13 Suppose Life Came from Space; 5.14 Conclusion; Part II The Case of the Earth; Chapter 6 History of the Earth; 6.1 Fossils and the Age of the Rocks 6.2 The Primordial Earth6.3 The Birth of Life; 6.4 The First Bacteria; 6.5 The First Three Billion Years; 6.6 Photosynthesis; 6.7 From Cells to Multicellular Organisms; 6.8 The "Big Bang" of Evolution: The Origin of Species; 6.9 From the Origin of the Species to the Dinosaurs; 6.10 The Dinosaurs; 6.11 The End of the Dinosaurs; 6.12 Mammals; Chapter 7 Extinctions; 7.1 Extinctions of Species in Biological Evolution; 7.2 Causes of Extinctions; Intense volcanic eruptions; Large drop in sea levels; Meteorite impacts; 7.3 Mass Extinctions; 7.4 Extinctions and the Species on the Earth 7.5 The Modern Era Extinction7.6 The Anthropocene; 7.7 Polar Ices; 7.8 The Climate: An Unstable System; 7.9 The Problem of Energy; 7.10 A Difficult Choice; 7.11 What Future Will We Have?; Chapter 8 An Inhabitable Planet; 8.1 The Habitable Zone in the Galaxy; The central zone of the galaxy; The intermediate zone; The external zone; 8.2 The Reservoir of the Comets; 8.3 The External Planets; 8.4 Mars; 8.5 Venus; 8.6 The Earth: A Habitable Planet; 8.7 The Habitable Zone of the Planetary System; Chapter 9 The Importance of Continental Drift; 9.1 A World of Water; 9.2 The Structure of the Earth 9.3 Continental Drift |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910779579103321 |
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Saraceno Paolo
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| Singapore ; ; Hackensack, NJ, : World Scientific, c2012 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Beyond the stars [[electronic resource] ] : our origins and the search for life in the universe / / Paolo Saraceno ; translated by David Goodstein
| Beyond the stars [[electronic resource] ] : our origins and the search for life in the universe / / Paolo Saraceno ; translated by David Goodstein |
| Autore | Saraceno Paolo |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Singapore ; ; Hackensack, NJ, : World Scientific, c2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (388 p.) |
| Disciplina | 523.1 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | GoodsteinDavid L. <1939-> |
| Soggetto topico |
Cosmology
Life on other planets Life - Origin Molecular evolution Evolution (Biology) |
| ISBN |
981-4295-55-8
1-299-13307-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Preface; Acknowledgements; Contents; Part I Origins; Chapter 1 Our Origins; 1.1 The Ancient Questions; 1.2 You Can't Answer Everything; 1.3 The Importance of Doubt; 1.4 Are Science and Religion Compatible?; 1.5 Life in the Universe; Chapter 2 The Beginning of Everything; 2.1 The Big Bang; 2.2 Olbers' Paradox; 2.3 Hubble's Constant; 2.4 The Expanding Universe; 2.5 Background Radiation; 2.6 The Inflated Universe; 2.7 The Horizon of "Our" Universe; 2.8 The Image of the Most Distant Source; 2.9 Dark Matter and Energy; 2.10 After the Big Bang; 2.11 Before the Big Bang
Chapter 3 Origins of Stars and Planets3.1 The Stars and the Planets; 3.2 The Placental Cloud; 3.3 From the Cloud to the Star; 3.4 The Giant Molecular Clouds; 3.5 Populations of Stars; 3.6 Disks; 3.7 Outflows; 3.8 The Planets; 3.9 The Discovery of the First Planets; 3.10 Timescales; 3.11 The End of the Cloud; Chapter 4 The Origin of the Elements; 4.1 The Primordial Abundances; 4.2 The Origin of the Elements; 4.3 The Luminosity of the Stars; 4.4 White Dwarfs and Red Giants; 4.5 Supernovae; 4.6 The Cycle of Matter; 4.7 Fuel for the Stars; 4.8 The Abundances of the Elements on the Earth 4.9 The Spectra of the Stars4.10 Molecules in Space; Chapter 5 The Origins of Life; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Life is a Chemical Process; 5.3 The Primordial Soup; 5.4 The Cell; 5.5 The Kingdom of the Living Things; 5.6 DNA: An Instruction Manual for Organisms; 5.7 Variations in the Genetic Code; 5.8 Darwin's Theory of Evolution; 5.9 Evolution and Complexity; 5.10 The Cultural Evolution; 5.11 Does Life Come by Chance?; 5.12 Why Carbon?; 5.13 Suppose Life Came from Space; 5.14 Conclusion; Part II The Case of the Earth; Chapter 6 History of the Earth; 6.1 Fossils and the Age of the Rocks 6.2 The Primordial Earth6.3 The Birth of Life; 6.4 The First Bacteria; 6.5 The First Three Billion Years; 6.6 Photosynthesis; 6.7 From Cells to Multicellular Organisms; 6.8 The "Big Bang" of Evolution: The Origin of Species; 6.9 From the Origin of the Species to the Dinosaurs; 6.10 The Dinosaurs; 6.11 The End of the Dinosaurs; 6.12 Mammals; Chapter 7 Extinctions; 7.1 Extinctions of Species in Biological Evolution; 7.2 Causes of Extinctions; Intense volcanic eruptions; Large drop in sea levels; Meteorite impacts; 7.3 Mass Extinctions; 7.4 Extinctions and the Species on the Earth 7.5 The Modern Era Extinction7.6 The Anthropocene; 7.7 Polar Ices; 7.8 The Climate: An Unstable System; 7.9 The Problem of Energy; 7.10 A Difficult Choice; 7.11 What Future Will We Have?; Chapter 8 An Inhabitable Planet; 8.1 The Habitable Zone in the Galaxy; The central zone of the galaxy; The intermediate zone; The external zone; 8.2 The Reservoir of the Comets; 8.3 The External Planets; 8.4 Mars; 8.5 Venus; 8.6 The Earth: A Habitable Planet; 8.7 The Habitable Zone of the Planetary System; Chapter 9 The Importance of Continental Drift; 9.1 A World of Water; 9.2 The Structure of the Earth 9.3 Continental Drift |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910815241003321 |
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Saraceno Paolo
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| Singapore ; ; Hackensack, NJ, : World Scientific, c2012 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Earth's evolving systems : the history of planet Earth / / Ronald Martin, PhD, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware
| Earth's evolving systems : the history of planet Earth / / Ronald Martin, PhD, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware |
| Autore | Martin Ronald E. |
| Edizione | [Second edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Burlington, Massachusetts : , : Jones & Bartlett Learning, , 2018 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (1,889 pages) : color illustrations, photographs |
| Disciplina | 551.7 |
| Soggetto topico | Geodynamics - History |
| ISBN | 1-284-10830-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Introduction: investigating earth's systems -- Plate tectonics -- Earth systems: processes and interactions -- Sedimentary rocks, sedimentary environments, and fossils -- Evolution and extinction -- Geologic time and stratigraphy -- An extraordinary beginning: Hadean and Archean -- Origins of life -- The Proterozoic: life becomes a geologic force -- Life's "big bang": the origins and early diversification of multicellular animals -- The early-to-middle Paleozoic world -- Late Paleozoic world -- Mesozoic era -- The Cenozoic era: the Paleogene period -- The Cenozoic era: the Neogene era -- Rapid climate change during the Holocene -- The Anthropocene: humans as an environmental force. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910162697703321 |
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Martin Ronald E.
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| Burlington, Massachusetts : , : Jones & Bartlett Learning, , 2018 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Origin and evolution of earth : research questions for a changing planet / / Committee on Grand Research Questions in the Solid-Earth Sciences, Board on Earth Sciences and Resources, Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council of the National Academies
| Origin and evolution of earth : research questions for a changing planet / / Committee on Grand Research Questions in the Solid-Earth Sciences, Board on Earth Sciences and Resources, Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council of the National Academies |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : National Academy of Sciences, c2008 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (151 p.) |
| Disciplina | 551 |
| Soggetto topico | Geodynamics - History |
| ISBN |
0-309-13430-7
1-281-76729-8 9786611767297 0-309-11718-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | ""Front Matter""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgment of Reviewers""; ""Contents""; ""Summary""; ""1 Origins""; ""2 Earth�s Interior""; ""3 A Habitable Planet""; ""4 Hazards and Resources""; ""References""; ""Appendix A: Biographical Sketches of Committee Members""; ""Appendix B: Acronyms and Abbreviations"" |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910814998503321 |
| Washington, D.C., : National Academy of Sciences, c2008 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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