Rare Earth: Why Complex Life Is Uncommon in the Universe

What determines whether complex life will arise on a planet, or even any life at all? Questions such as these are investigated in this groundbreaking book. In doing so, the authors synthesize information from astronomy, biology, and paleontology, and apply it to what we know about the rise of life on Earth and to what could possibly happen elsewhere in the universe. Everyone who has been thrilled by the recent discoveries of extrasolar planets and the indications of life on Mars and the Jovian moon Europa will be fascinated by Rare Earth, and its implications for those who look to the heavens for companionship.

Author: Peter D. Ward, Donald Brownlee
Publisher: Copernicus Books
Published: 12/10/2003
Pages: 338
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.22lbs
Size: 9.06h x 6.08w x 1.03d
ISBN13: 9780387952895
ISBN10: 0387952896
BISAC Categories:
- Science | Space Science | Astronomy
- Science | Life Sciences | Evolution

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