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Comets and the origin of life [[electronic resource] /] / Janaki Wickramasinghe, Chandra Wickramasinghe, William Napier
Comets and the origin of life [[electronic resource] /] / Janaki Wickramasinghe, Chandra Wickramasinghe, William Napier
Autore Wickramasinghe Janaki
Pubbl/distr/stampa Hackensack, N.J. ; ; London, : World Scientific, c2010
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (232 p.)
Disciplina 576.839
Altri autori (Persone) WickramasingheN. C <1939-> (Nalin Chandra)
NapierBill
Soggetto topico Comets
Life - Origin
Molecular evolution
Exobiology
Soggetto genere / forma Electronic books.
ISBN 1-282-76026-2
9786612760266
981-281-400-0
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto 1. Overview. 1.1. Introduction. 1.2. Cometary Panspermia. 1.3. History of Panspermia. 1.4. The ultraviolet problem. 1.5. Resilience of bacteria. 1.6. Extremophiles. 1.7. The discovery of organics in cosmic dust. 1.8. Comets. 1.9. The origin of life. 1.10. Modern advances. 1.11. Protoplanetary nebulae and extra-solar planetary systems. 1.12. Habitable zone -- 2. Cosmic dust and life. 2.1. Introduction. 2.2. Constraints on composition. 2.3. Extinction by spherical particles. 2.4. The interstellar extinction and bacterial dust. 2.5. Infrared evidence. 2.6. Comet dust and biomaterial. 2.7. The identification of PAH and biological aromatics. 2.8. Other spectral features. 2.9. Fluorescence. 2.10. The origin of organic molecules in space. 2.11. Direct analysis of comet dust. 2.12. Capture of comet dust in the stratosphere -- 3. The origin of comets. 3.1. The galactic disc. 3.2. The formation of stars. 3.3. Planet formation. 3.4. The formation of comets -- 4. Comets in the galactic environment. 4.1. The mechanism of lithopanspermia. 4.2. The formation sites of comets. 4.3. The sun's orbit in the galaxy. 4.4. The impact cratering record -- 5. Dark comets : a link to Panspermia. 5.2. The impact hazard and the Panspermia connection -- 6. Expulsion of microbes from the solar system. 6.1. Introduction. 6.2. Expectations from impact cratering mechanisms. 6.3. Mechanisms for ejection and fragmentation of boulders. 6.4. [symbol]-meteoroids. 6.5. Protective shielding in small [symbol]-meteoroids. 6.6. Carbonisation of the surface layers of grains. 6.7. Radiation pressure effects. 6.8. Surviving the hazards of galactic cosmic rays. 6.9. How comets distribute life. 6.10. Dispersal of life by impacts -- 7. Liquid water in comets. 7.1. Introduction. 7.2. Primordial melting. 7.3. Evidence of present-day melting. 7.4. Results from Deep Impact. 7.5. Frozen lake surfaces. 7.6. Microbial fossils in carbonaceous meteorites -- 8. Origin of life. 8.1. Preamble 183. 8.2. Cometary interiors as incubators of early life. 8.3. Comparison with a terrestrial origin of life -- 9. Expanding horizons of life.
Record Nr. UNINA-9910455859703321
Wickramasinghe Janaki  
Hackensack, N.J. ; ; London, : World Scientific, c2010
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Comets and the origin of life [[electronic resource] /] / Janaki Wickramasinghe, Chandra Wickramasinghe, William Napier
Comets and the origin of life [[electronic resource] /] / Janaki Wickramasinghe, Chandra Wickramasinghe, William Napier
Autore Wickramasinghe Janaki
Pubbl/distr/stampa Hackensack, N.J. ; ; London, : World Scientific, c2010
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (232 p.)
Disciplina 576.839
Altri autori (Persone) WickramasingheN. C <1939-> (Nalin Chandra)
NapierBill
Soggetto topico Comets
Life - Origin
Molecular evolution
Exobiology
ISBN 1-282-76026-2
9786612760266
981-281-400-0
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto 1. Overview. 1.1. Introduction. 1.2. Cometary Panspermia. 1.3. History of Panspermia. 1.4. The ultraviolet problem. 1.5. Resilience of bacteria. 1.6. Extremophiles. 1.7. The discovery of organics in cosmic dust. 1.8. Comets. 1.9. The origin of life. 1.10. Modern advances. 1.11. Protoplanetary nebulae and extra-solar planetary systems. 1.12. Habitable zone -- 2. Cosmic dust and life. 2.1. Introduction. 2.2. Constraints on composition. 2.3. Extinction by spherical particles. 2.4. The interstellar extinction and bacterial dust. 2.5. Infrared evidence. 2.6. Comet dust and biomaterial. 2.7. The identification of PAH and biological aromatics. 2.8. Other spectral features. 2.9. Fluorescence. 2.10. The origin of organic molecules in space. 2.11. Direct analysis of comet dust. 2.12. Capture of comet dust in the stratosphere -- 3. The origin of comets. 3.1. The galactic disc. 3.2. The formation of stars. 3.3. Planet formation. 3.4. The formation of comets -- 4. Comets in the galactic environment. 4.1. The mechanism of lithopanspermia. 4.2. The formation sites of comets. 4.3. The sun's orbit in the galaxy. 4.4. The impact cratering record -- 5. Dark comets : a link to Panspermia. 5.2. The impact hazard and the Panspermia connection -- 6. Expulsion of microbes from the solar system. 6.1. Introduction. 6.2. Expectations from impact cratering mechanisms. 6.3. Mechanisms for ejection and fragmentation of boulders. 6.4. [symbol]-meteoroids. 6.5. Protective shielding in small [symbol]-meteoroids. 6.6. Carbonisation of the surface layers of grains. 6.7. Radiation pressure effects. 6.8. Surviving the hazards of galactic cosmic rays. 6.9. How comets distribute life. 6.10. Dispersal of life by impacts -- 7. Liquid water in comets. 7.1. Introduction. 7.2. Primordial melting. 7.3. Evidence of present-day melting. 7.4. Results from Deep Impact. 7.5. Frozen lake surfaces. 7.6. Microbial fossils in carbonaceous meteorites -- 8. Origin of life. 8.1. Preamble 183. 8.2. Cometary interiors as incubators of early life. 8.3. Comparison with a terrestrial origin of life -- 9. Expanding horizons of life.
Record Nr. UNINA-9910780723003321
Wickramasinghe Janaki  
Hackensack, N.J. ; ; London, : World Scientific, c2010
Materiale a stampa
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
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Comets and the origin of life [[electronic resource] /] / Janaki Wickramasinghe, Chandra Wickramasinghe, William Napier
Comets and the origin of life [[electronic resource] /] / Janaki Wickramasinghe, Chandra Wickramasinghe, William Napier
Autore Wickramasinghe Janaki
Pubbl/distr/stampa Hackensack, N.J. ; ; London, : World Scientific, c2010
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (232 p.)
Disciplina 576.839
Altri autori (Persone) WickramasingheN. C <1939-> (Nalin Chandra)
NapierBill
Soggetto topico Comets
Life - Origin
Molecular evolution
Exobiology
ISBN 1-282-76026-2
9786612760266
981-281-400-0
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto 1. Overview. 1.1. Introduction. 1.2. Cometary Panspermia. 1.3. History of Panspermia. 1.4. The ultraviolet problem. 1.5. Resilience of bacteria. 1.6. Extremophiles. 1.7. The discovery of organics in cosmic dust. 1.8. Comets. 1.9. The origin of life. 1.10. Modern advances. 1.11. Protoplanetary nebulae and extra-solar planetary systems. 1.12. Habitable zone -- 2. Cosmic dust and life. 2.1. Introduction. 2.2. Constraints on composition. 2.3. Extinction by spherical particles. 2.4. The interstellar extinction and bacterial dust. 2.5. Infrared evidence. 2.6. Comet dust and biomaterial. 2.7. The identification of PAH and biological aromatics. 2.8. Other spectral features. 2.9. Fluorescence. 2.10. The origin of organic molecules in space. 2.11. Direct analysis of comet dust. 2.12. Capture of comet dust in the stratosphere -- 3. The origin of comets. 3.1. The galactic disc. 3.2. The formation of stars. 3.3. Planet formation. 3.4. The formation of comets -- 4. Comets in the galactic environment. 4.1. The mechanism of lithopanspermia. 4.2. The formation sites of comets. 4.3. The sun's orbit in the galaxy. 4.4. The impact cratering record -- 5. Dark comets : a link to Panspermia. 5.2. The impact hazard and the Panspermia connection -- 6. Expulsion of microbes from the solar system. 6.1. Introduction. 6.2. Expectations from impact cratering mechanisms. 6.3. Mechanisms for ejection and fragmentation of boulders. 6.4. [symbol]-meteoroids. 6.5. Protective shielding in small [symbol]-meteoroids. 6.6. Carbonisation of the surface layers of grains. 6.7. Radiation pressure effects. 6.8. Surviving the hazards of galactic cosmic rays. 6.9. How comets distribute life. 6.10. Dispersal of life by impacts -- 7. Liquid water in comets. 7.1. Introduction. 7.2. Primordial melting. 7.3. Evidence of present-day melting. 7.4. Results from Deep Impact. 7.5. Frozen lake surfaces. 7.6. Microbial fossils in carbonaceous meteorites -- 8. Origin of life. 8.1. Preamble 183. 8.2. Cometary interiors as incubators of early life. 8.3. Comparison with a terrestrial origin of life -- 9. Expanding horizons of life.
Record Nr. UNINA-9910811305703321
Wickramasinghe Janaki  
Hackensack, N.J. ; ; London, : World Scientific, c2010
Materiale a stampa
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
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A journey with Fred Hoyle [[electronic resource] /] / Chandra Wickramasinghe ; edited by Kamala Wickramasinghe
A journey with Fred Hoyle [[electronic resource] /] / Chandra Wickramasinghe ; edited by Kamala Wickramasinghe
Autore Wickramasinghe Chandra
Edizione [2nd ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Singapore, : World Scientific Pub. Co., 2013
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (272 p.)
Disciplina 520.92
520/.92
530.092
Altri autori (Persone) WickramasingheKamala
Soggetto topico Astronomers
Life - Origin
Cosmic dust
Soggetto genere / forma Electronic books.
ISBN 1-299-46317-7
981-4436-13-5
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Foreword; Foreword to First Edition; Preface to Second Edition; Contents; Prologue; Chapter 1 Origins: Prelude to the Journey; Chapter 2 Cambridge and a First Meeting; Chapter 3 A Hike in the Lake District; Chapter 4 Betwixt the Stars; Chapter 5 The Route to Carbon Dust; Chapter 6 A Theory Takes Shape; Chapter 7 The Institute of Astronomy: The Vintage Years; Chapter 8 Winds of Change; Chapter 9 The Cardiff Era; Chapter 10 The Search for Cosmic Life; Chapter 11 Life from Comets and Pathogens from Space; Chapter 12 First Signs of Life; Chapter 13 Bacterial Dust Predictions Verified
Chapter 14 Life on the PlanetsChapter 15 Evolution from Space; Chapter 16 Theories of Trial; Chapter 17 A Fossil Controversy; Chapter 18 Comet Halley and its Legacy; Chapter 19 Alternative Cosmologies; Chapter 20 The Last Decade; Epilogue; Search for the Origin of Life; Cost of Heterodoxy; Astronomical Predictions: Comets and Meteorites; Astronomical Spectroscopy; Big Bang Cosmology; Planets; Evolutionary Predictions; Explicit Predictions from 1982; Viral Sequences in Genomes; Bibliography to First Edition; Bibliography to Second Edition; Index
Record Nr. UNINA-9910452385103321
Wickramasinghe Chandra  
Singapore, : World Scientific Pub. Co., 2013
Materiale a stampa
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
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A journey with Fred Hoyle
A journey with Fred Hoyle
Autore Wickramasinghe Chandra
Edizione [2nd ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Singapore, : World Scientific Pub. Co., 2013
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (xvii, 248 pages) : illustrations
Disciplina 520.92
520/.92
530.092
Collana Gale eBooks
Soggetto topico Astronomers
Life - Origin
Cosmic dust
ISBN 1-299-46317-7
981-4436-13-5
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Foreword; Foreword to First Edition; Preface to Second Edition; Contents; Prologue; Chapter 1 Origins: Prelude to the Journey; Chapter 2 Cambridge and a First Meeting; Chapter 3 A Hike in the Lake District; Chapter 4 Betwixt the Stars; Chapter 5 The Route to Carbon Dust; Chapter 6 A Theory Takes Shape; Chapter 7 The Institute of Astronomy: The Vintage Years; Chapter 8 Winds of Change; Chapter 9 The Cardiff Era; Chapter 10 The Search for Cosmic Life; Chapter 11 Life from Comets and Pathogens from Space; Chapter 12 First Signs of Life; Chapter 13 Bacterial Dust Predictions Verified
Chapter 14 Life on the PlanetsChapter 15 Evolution from Space; Chapter 16 Theories of Trial; Chapter 17 A Fossil Controversy; Chapter 18 Comet Halley and its Legacy; Chapter 19 Alternative Cosmologies; Chapter 20 The Last Decade; Epilogue; Search for the Origin of Life; Cost of Heterodoxy; Astronomical Predictions: Comets and Meteorites; Astronomical Spectroscopy; Big Bang Cosmology; Planets; Evolutionary Predictions; Explicit Predictions from 1982; Viral Sequences in Genomes; Bibliography to First Edition; Bibliography to Second Edition; Index
Record Nr. UNINA-9910779565603321
Wickramasinghe Chandra  
Singapore, : World Scientific Pub. Co., 2013
Materiale a stampa
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
Opac: Controlla la disponibilità qui
A journey with Fred Hoyle
A journey with Fred Hoyle
Autore Wickramasinghe Chandra
Edizione [2nd ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Singapore, : World Scientific Pub. Co., 2013
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (xvii, 248 pages) : illustrations
Disciplina 520.92
520/.92
530.092
Collana Gale eBooks
Soggetto topico Astronomers
Life - Origin
Cosmic dust
ISBN 1-299-46317-7
981-4436-13-5
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Foreword; Foreword to First Edition; Preface to Second Edition; Contents; Prologue; Chapter 1 Origins: Prelude to the Journey; Chapter 2 Cambridge and a First Meeting; Chapter 3 A Hike in the Lake District; Chapter 4 Betwixt the Stars; Chapter 5 The Route to Carbon Dust; Chapter 6 A Theory Takes Shape; Chapter 7 The Institute of Astronomy: The Vintage Years; Chapter 8 Winds of Change; Chapter 9 The Cardiff Era; Chapter 10 The Search for Cosmic Life; Chapter 11 Life from Comets and Pathogens from Space; Chapter 12 First Signs of Life; Chapter 13 Bacterial Dust Predictions Verified
Chapter 14 Life on the PlanetsChapter 15 Evolution from Space; Chapter 16 Theories of Trial; Chapter 17 A Fossil Controversy; Chapter 18 Comet Halley and its Legacy; Chapter 19 Alternative Cosmologies; Chapter 20 The Last Decade; Epilogue; Search for the Origin of Life; Cost of Heterodoxy; Astronomical Predictions: Comets and Meteorites; Astronomical Spectroscopy; Big Bang Cosmology; Planets; Evolutionary Predictions; Explicit Predictions from 1982; Viral Sequences in Genomes; Bibliography to First Edition; Bibliography to Second Edition; Index
Record Nr. UNINA-9910822703903321
Wickramasinghe Chandra  
Singapore, : World Scientific Pub. Co., 2013
Materiale a stampa
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
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A journey with Fred Hoyle [[electronic resource] ] : the search for cosmic life / / Chandra Wickramasinghe ; edited by Kamala Wickramasinghe
A journey with Fred Hoyle [[electronic resource] ] : the search for cosmic life / / Chandra Wickramasinghe ; edited by Kamala Wickramasinghe
Autore Wickramasinghe N. C (Nalin Chandra), <1939->
Pubbl/distr/stampa Hackensack, N.J., : World Scientific, c2005
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (245 p.)
Disciplina 520/.92
Altri autori (Persone) WickramasingheKamala
Soggetto topico Astronomers
Life - Origin
Cosmic dust
Soggetto genere / forma Electronic books.
ISBN 1-281-87717-4
9786611877170
981-256-579-5
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Foreword; Contents; Prologue; Chapter 1 Origins: Prelude to the Journey; Chapter 2 Cambridge and a First Meeting; Chapter 3 A Hike in the Lake District; Chapter 4 Betwixt the Stars; Chapter 5 The Route to Carbon Dust; Chapter 6 A Theory Takes Shape; Chapter 7 The Institute of Astronomy: The Vintage Years; Chapter 8 Winds of Change; Chapter 9 The Cardiff Era; Chapter 10 The Search for Cosmic Life; Chapter 11 Life from Comets and Pathogens from Space; Chapter 12 First Signs of Life; Chapter 13 Bacterial Dust Predictions Verified; Chapter 14 Life on the Planets; Chapter 15 Evolution from Space
Chapter 16 Theories of TrialChapter 17 A Fossil Controversy; Chapter 18 Comet Halley and its Legacy; Chapter 19 Alternative Cosmologies; Chapter 20 The Last Decade; Bibliography; Technical Papers; Books; Index
Record Nr. UNINA-9910450213603321
Wickramasinghe N. C (Nalin Chandra), <1939->  
Hackensack, N.J., : World Scientific, c2005
Materiale a stampa
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
Opac: Controlla la disponibilità qui
A journey with Fred Hoyle [[electronic resource] ] : the search for cosmic life / / Chandra Wickramasinghe ; edited by Kamala Wickramasinghe
A journey with Fred Hoyle [[electronic resource] ] : the search for cosmic life / / Chandra Wickramasinghe ; edited by Kamala Wickramasinghe
Autore Wickramasinghe N. C (Nalin Chandra), <1939->
Pubbl/distr/stampa Hackensack, N.J., : World Scientific, c2005
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (245 p.)
Disciplina 520/.92
Altri autori (Persone) WickramasingheKamala
Soggetto topico Astronomers
Life - Origin
Cosmic dust
ISBN 1-281-87717-4
9786611877170
981-256-579-5
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Foreword; Contents; Prologue; Chapter 1 Origins: Prelude to the Journey; Chapter 2 Cambridge and a First Meeting; Chapter 3 A Hike in the Lake District; Chapter 4 Betwixt the Stars; Chapter 5 The Route to Carbon Dust; Chapter 6 A Theory Takes Shape; Chapter 7 The Institute of Astronomy: The Vintage Years; Chapter 8 Winds of Change; Chapter 9 The Cardiff Era; Chapter 10 The Search for Cosmic Life; Chapter 11 Life from Comets and Pathogens from Space; Chapter 12 First Signs of Life; Chapter 13 Bacterial Dust Predictions Verified; Chapter 14 Life on the Planets; Chapter 15 Evolution from Space
Chapter 16 Theories of TrialChapter 17 A Fossil Controversy; Chapter 18 Comet Halley and its Legacy; Chapter 19 Alternative Cosmologies; Chapter 20 The Last Decade; Bibliography; Technical Papers; Books; Index
Record Nr. UNINA-9910783719003321
Wickramasinghe N. C (Nalin Chandra), <1939->  
Hackensack, N.J., : World Scientific, c2005
Materiale a stampa
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
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A journey with Fred Hoyle [[electronic resource] ] : the search for cosmic life / / Chandra Wickramasinghe ; edited by Kamala Wickramasinghe
A journey with Fred Hoyle [[electronic resource] ] : the search for cosmic life / / Chandra Wickramasinghe ; edited by Kamala Wickramasinghe
Autore Wickramasinghe N. C (Nalin Chandra), <1939->
Pubbl/distr/stampa Hackensack, N.J., : World Scientific, c2005
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (245 p.)
Disciplina 520/.92
Altri autori (Persone) WickramasingheKamala
Soggetto topico Astronomers
Life - Origin
Cosmic dust
ISBN 1-281-87717-4
9786611877170
981-256-579-5
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Foreword; Contents; Prologue; Chapter 1 Origins: Prelude to the Journey; Chapter 2 Cambridge and a First Meeting; Chapter 3 A Hike in the Lake District; Chapter 4 Betwixt the Stars; Chapter 5 The Route to Carbon Dust; Chapter 6 A Theory Takes Shape; Chapter 7 The Institute of Astronomy: The Vintage Years; Chapter 8 Winds of Change; Chapter 9 The Cardiff Era; Chapter 10 The Search for Cosmic Life; Chapter 11 Life from Comets and Pathogens from Space; Chapter 12 First Signs of Life; Chapter 13 Bacterial Dust Predictions Verified; Chapter 14 Life on the Planets; Chapter 15 Evolution from Space
Chapter 16 Theories of TrialChapter 17 A Fossil Controversy; Chapter 18 Comet Halley and its Legacy; Chapter 19 Alternative Cosmologies; Chapter 20 The Last Decade; Bibliography; Technical Papers; Books; Index
Record Nr. UNINA-9910814472003321
Wickramasinghe N. C (Nalin Chandra), <1939->  
Hackensack, N.J., : World Scientific, c2005
Materiale a stampa
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
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La nuvola della vita : l'origine della vita nell'universo / Fred Hoyle, Chandra Wickramasinghe ; [traduzione di Libero Sosio]
La nuvola della vita : l'origine della vita nell'universo / Fred Hoyle, Chandra Wickramasinghe ; [traduzione di Libero Sosio]
Autore HOYLE, Fred
Pubbl/distr/stampa Milano : Mondadori, 1979
Descrizione fisica 208 p. ; 20 cm
Disciplina 520
Altri autori (Persone) WICKRAMASINGHE, Chandra
Collana Saggi
Soggetto topico Astronomia
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione ita
Record Nr. UNISA-990002214070203316
HOYLE, Fred  
Milano : Mondadori, 1979
Materiale a stampa
Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno
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