Nine years after the publication of Comets and the Origin and Evolution of Life, one of the pioneering books in Astrobiology, this second edition revisits the role comets may have played in the origins and evolution of life. Recent analyses of Antarctic micrometeorites and ancient rocks in Australia and South Africa, the continuing progress in discovering complex organic macromolecules in comets, protostars and interstellar clouds, new insights into organic synthesis in comets, and numerical simulations of comet impacts on ...
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Nine years after the publication of Comets and the Origin and Evolution of Life, one of the pioneering books in Astrobiology, this second edition revisits the role comets may have played in the origins and evolution of life. Recent analyses of Antarctic micrometeorites and ancient rocks in Australia and South Africa, the continuing progress in discovering complex organic macromolecules in comets, protostars and interstellar clouds, new insights into organic synthesis in comets, and numerical simulations of comet impacts on the Earth and other members of the solar system yield a spectacular wealth of new results. This second edition is thus actually a new book. As the first edition it is intended as a comprehensive review of current research, accessible to graduate students and others new to the field. Each chapter was prepared by experts to give an overview of an aspect of the field, and carefully revised by the editors for uniformity in style and presentation.
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Very Good in Printed Boards jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. pp. 296. 296 pp. Tightly bound. Corners not bumped. Text is free of markings. No ownership markings. Printed boards. Published without dust jacket.
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With no dust jacket. 0387946500. Appears to be Signed / inscribed by Thomas. Ex-Library copy; with typical markings. Library label across lower spine. Light bumping to spine extremities and top corner.; SCH17A; 0.86 x 9.54 x 6.45 Inches; 296 pages; Ex-Library; Signed by author.
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Good. No Jacket. Book. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Signed by Author(s) First Printing. The pages are in very good clean condition except for the short note and signature by one of the editors (Paul Thomas) on the title page and a small portion highlighted in the introduction where the previous owner was acknowledged. The cover has some scuffing and scratches. Also included is a letter from one of the editors (Paul Thomas) to the previous owner.
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Fine. Not Issued with a Dust Jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. 296 pages. "This volume considers the role comets played in the origins and evolution of life, particularly in light of recent investigations of Halley's Comet, of new insights into organic synthesis in meteorites and comets, and impacts on Earth." FINE HARDCOVER.
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