Five billion years of solitude the search for life among the stars
An intimate history of Earth and the quest for life beyond the solar system traces the discoveries of thousands of "exoplanets" throughout the past two years, including some with Earth-like characteristics that could possibly support life.
Saved in:
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York, New York :
Current,
2013.
|
| Subjects: | |
| Tags: |
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
MARC
| LEADER | 00000cam a2200000 i 4500 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 001 | ocn837144843 | ||
| 003 | OCoLC | ||
| 005 | 20131205135700.0 | ||
| 008 | 130529s2013 nyu b 001 0 eng c | ||
| 010 | |a 2013017672 | ||
| 020 | |a 9781617230066 | ||
| 020 | |a 1617230065 | ||
| 035 | |a (OCoLC)837144843 | ||
| 040 | |a PSt/DLC |b eng |e rda |c UPM |d DLC |d BTCTA |d BDX |d OCLCO |d IEB |d YDXCP |d MOF |d LEB |d CLE |d CDX |d CUS |d VP@ |d PCB | ||
| 042 | |a pcc | ||
| 050 | 0 | 0 | |a QB54 |b .B54 2013 |
| 082 | 0 | 0 | |a 576.8/39 |2 23 |
| 100 | 1 | |a Billings, Lee, |e author. | |
| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a Five billion years of solitude : |b the search for life among the stars / |c Lee Billings. |
| 246 | 3 | |a 5 billion years of solitude | |
| 264 | 1 | |a New York, New York : |b Current, |c 2013. | |
| 300 | |a vii, 294 pages ; |c 24 cm | ||
| 336 | |a text |2 rdacontent | ||
| 337 | |a unmediated |2 rdamedia | ||
| 338 | |a volume |2 rdacarrier | ||
| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references and index. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a Looking for longevity -- Drake's orchids -- A fractured empire -- The worth of a world -- After the gold rush -- The big picture -- Out of equilibrium -- Aberrations of the light -- The order of the null -- Into the barren lands. | |
| 520 | |a An intimate history of Earth and the quest for life beyond the solar system traces the discoveries of thousands of "exoplanets" throughout the past two years, including some with Earth-like characteristics that could possibly support life. | ||
| 650 | 0 | |a Life on other planets. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Extrasolar planets. | |
| 690 | 0 | |a Stein, Sylvia tribute | |
| 938 | |a Baker and Taylor |b BTCP |n BK0013131402 | ||
| 938 | |a Brodart |b BROD |n 104529725 | ||
| 938 | |a YBP Library Services |b YANK |n 10410856 | ||
| 938 | |a Coutts Information Services |b COUT |n 25232461 | ||
| 994 | |a C0 |b PCB | ||
| 949 | |a schlow |b SANON |c 576.839 BIL |d i |e 39635103156440 |f 537763 |g ddc |j 11/26/2013 | ||
| 999 | |a 353886 | ||
