From Suns to Life: A Chronological Approach to the History of Life on Earth

by Muriel Gargaud

Book Overview

This review gathers astronomers, geologists, biologists, and chemists around a common question: how did life emerge on Earth? The ultimate goal is to probe an even more demanding question: is life universal? This not-so linear account highlights problems, gaps, and controversies. Discussion covers the formation of the solar system; the building of a habitable planet; prebiotic chemistry, biochemistry, and the emergence of life; the early Earth...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1493938851
• ISBN13: 9781493938858
• Release Date: August 2016
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 370 Pages
• Weight: 1.17 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"