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Télécharger le livre : Red Dwarfs
David S. Stevenson
Red Dwarfs
This thought-provoking book looks at the nature of red dwarf systems as potential homes for life. Realistically, what are the prospects for life on these distant worlds? Could life evolve and survive there? How do these planetary surfaces and geologies evolve? How...
Editeur : Springer
Parution : 2019-09-11

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Télécharger le livre : Granite Skyscrapers
David S. Stevenson
Granite Skyscrapers
In this book, David Stevenson offers us a look at the evolution of planets as they move from balls of mixed molten rock to vibrant worlds capable of hosting life. Embedded in our everyday architecture and in the literal ground beneath our feet, granite and its kin lie...
Editeur : Springer
Parution : 2018-08-31
Collection : Springer Praxis Books
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Télécharger le livre : The Nature of Life and Its Potential to Survive
David S. Stevenson
The Nature of Life and Its Potential to Survive
This book looks at the persistence of life and how difficult it would be to annihilate life, especially a species as successful as humanity. The idea that life in general is fragile is challenged by the hardiness of microbes, which shows that astrobiology on...
Editeur : Springer
Parution : 2017-05-25
Collection : Astronomers' Universe
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39,02 €
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Télécharger le livre : The Exo-Weather Report
David S. Stevenson
The Exo-Weather Report
David Stevenson’s new book links the meteorology of the Earth to that of other planets, stars, and clusters of galaxies, showing the similarities and differences between terrestrial weather and that of weather on other worlds. Because Earth is not unique in having...
Editeur : Springer
Parution : 2016-08-25
Collection : Astronomers' Universe
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Télécharger le livre : Extreme Explosions
David S. Stevenson
Extreme Explosions
What happens at the end of the life of massive stars? At one time we thought all these stars followed similar evolutionary paths. However, new discoveries have shown that things are not quite that simple. This book focuses on the extreme –the most intense, brilliant and...
Editeur : Springer
Parution : 2013-09-05
Collection : Astronomers' Universe
Format(s) : ePub
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Télécharger le livre : Under a Crimson Sun
David S. Stevenson
Under a Crimson Sun
Gliese 581 is a red dwarf star some 20.3 light years from Earth. Red dwarfs are among the most numerous stars in the galaxy, and they sport diverse planetary systems. At magnitude 10,Gliese 581 is visible to amateur observers but does not stand out. So what makes this...
Editeur : Springer
Parution : 2013-08-13
Collection : Astronomers' Universe
Format(s) : ePub
36,91 €
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