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  • How to Find a Habitable Planet

    de James F. Kasting ...
    Series series Science Essentials
    The amazing science behind the search for Earth-like planetsEver since Carl Sagan first predicted that extraterrestrial civilizations must number in the millions, the search for life on other planets has gripped our imagination. Is Earth so rare that advanced life forms like us—or even the simplest biological organisms—are unique to the universe? How to Find a Habitable Planet describes how ... Leer más

    $23.79 USD

  • ExoFrontiers

    Big questions in exoplanetary science

    de Nikku Madhusudhan, Scott Gaudi, Michael Meyer, Jessie Christiansen, Don Pollaco, George Ricker, Natalie Batalha, Magali Delieul, Debra Fischer, Sasha Hinkley, Arthur Vigan, Markus Kasper, Sascha Quanz, Sylvestre Lacour, Amaury Triaud, Drake Deming, Kevin Stevenson, David Ehrenreich, Matteo Brogi, Jayne Birkby, Aki Roberge, Avi Mandell, Karl Stapelfeldt, Heike Rauer, Luca Fossati, Peter McCullough, Ian Parry, Daniel Fabrycky, Ravit Helled, Alessandro Morbidelli, John Papaloizou, Ewine van Dishoeck, Edward Bergin, Mark Wyatt, Nadine Nettleman, Diana Valencia, Jonathan Fortney, Joanna Barstow Eberhardt, Julianne Moses, Adam Showman, Christiane Helling, Sergey Yurchenko, Jonathan Tennyson, James Kasting, Victoria Meadows, Sara Seager ...
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    This book is a compendium of key scientific questions, challenges, and opportunities across different areas of exoplanetary science. The field is currently experiencing rapid growth, and the book provides a front-row view of the advancements at the cutting-edge of the field. Each chapter contains a short exposition on the most important open questions, challenges, and opportunities in a specific ... Leer más

    $114.99 USD

  • Atmospheric Evolution on Inhabited and Lifeless Worlds

    de David C. Catling, James F. Kasting ...
    As the search for Earth-like exoplanets gathers pace, in order to understand them, we need comprehensive theories for how planetary atmospheres form and evolve. Written by two well-known planetary scientists, this text explains the physical and chemical principles of atmospheric evolution and planetary atmospheres, in the context of how atmospheric composition and climate determine a planet's ... Leer más

    $86.99 USD

  • The Rhetoric of Plato's Republic

    Democracy and the Philosophical Problem of Persuasion

    de James L. Kastely ...
    Plato isn't exactly thought of as a champion of democracy, and perhaps even less as an important rhetorical theorist. In this book, James L. Kastely recasts Plato in just these lights, offering a vivid new reading of one of Plato's most important works: the Republic. At heart, Kastely demonstrates, the Republic is a democratic epic poem and pioneering work in rhetorical theory. Examining issues of ... Leer más

    $12.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • Physician-Assisted Death

    Edición de James M. Humber, Robert F. Almeder, Gregg A. Kasting ...
    Series series Biomedical Ethics Reviews
    Physician-Assisted Death is the eleventh volume of Biomedical Ethics Reviews. We, the editors, are pleased with the response to the series over the years and, as a result, are happy to continue into a second decade with the same general purpose and zeal. As in the past, contributors to projected volumes have been asked to summarize the nature of the literature, the prevailing attitudes and ... Leer más

    $49.99 USD

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  • Designed to the Core

    de Hugh Ross ...
    Praise for Hugh Ross's Designed to the Core"In Designed to the Core, Hugh Ross takes us on an unprecedented journey to explore the necessary requirements for a planet to support complex life. His truly comprehensive approach to the subject examines every aspect of Earth's life-friendly environment, from the cosmic supercluster that we inhabit, to our location in the Milky Way, and even deep inside ... Leer más

    $9.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • A History of the Solar System

    de Claudio Vita-Finzi ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    This well illustrated book presents a compact history of the Solar System from its dusty origins 4,600,000 years ago to the present day. Its primary aim is to show how the planets and their satellites, comets, meteors, interplanetary dust, solar radiation and cosmic rays continually interact, sometimes violently, and it reflects humanity's progress in exploring and interpreting this history. The ... Leer más

    $28.99 USD

  • Dark Matter and the Dinosaurs

    The Astounding Interconnectedness of the Universe

    de Lisa Randall ...
    "Takes readers on illuminating scientific adventure, beginning sixty-six million years ago, that connects dinosaurs, comets, DNA, and the future of the planet." — Huffington PostIn this brilliant exploration of our cosmic environment, the renowned particle physicist and New York Times–bestselling author of Warped Passages and Knocking on Heaven's Door uses her research into dark matter to ... Leer más

    $11.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • Classical and Quantum Information

    de Dan C. Marinescu ...
    A new discipline, Quantum Information Science, has emerged in the last two decades of the twentieth century at the intersection of Physics, Mathematics, and Computer Science. Quantum Information Processing is an application of Quantum Information Science which covers the transformation, storage, and transmission of quantum information; it represents a revolutionary approach to information ... Leer más

    $60.99 USD

  • Origins: Fourteen Billion Years of Cosmic Evolution

    Fourteen Billion Years of Cosmic Evolution

    de Donald Goldsmith, Neil deGrasse Tyson ...
    Drawing on the current cross-pollination of geology, biology, and astrophysics, Origins makes "the astonishing astronomical discoveries of recent years come alive (Michael D. Lemonick).Origin's explores cosmic science's stunning new insights into the formation and evolution of our universe— of the cosmos, of galaxies and galaxy clusters, of stars within galaxies, of orbiting planets, and of ... Leer más

    $13.99 USD

  • Cosmic Queries

    StarTalk's Guide to Who We Are, How We Got Here, and Where We're Going

    de Neil deGrasse Tyson, James Trefil ...
    In this thought-provoking follow-up to his acclaimed StarTalk book, uber astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson tackles the world's most important philosophical questions about the universe with wit, wisdom, and cutting-edge science.For science geeks, space and physics nerds, and all who want to understand their place in the universe, this enlightening new book from Neil deGrasse Tyson offers a unique ... Leer más

    $30.00 USD

  • Welcome to the Universe

    An Astrophysical Tour

    de Neil deGrasse Tyson, Michael A. Strauss, J. Richard Gott ...
    The New York Times bestselling tour of the cosmos from three of today's leading astrophysicistsWelcome to the Universe is a personal guided tour of the cosmos by three of today's leading astrophysicists. Inspired by the enormously popular introductory astronomy course that Neil deGrasse Tyson, Michael A. Strauss, and J. Richard Gott taught together at Princeton, this book covers it all—from ... Leer más

    $28.79 USD