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020			_a9780387952895 (pbk.)
082			_a520 _bWAR
100			_aWard, Peter D. _910151
245			_aRare earth : _bwhy complex life is uncommon in the universe
260			_aNew York _bCopernicus Books _c2000
300			_axxxii, 335p.,
520			_aWhat 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.
650			_aAstronomy _91607
650			_aLife on other planets _97236
650			_aExobiology _910327
700			_aBrownlee, Donald _910328
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999			_c9855 _d9855