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Five billion years of solitude : the search for life among the stars Cover Image Book Book

Five billion years of solitude : the search for life among the stars

Billings, Lee (author.).

Summary: 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.

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  • ISBN: 9781617230066
  • ISBN: 1617230065
  • Physical Description: print
    vii, 294 pages ; 24 cm
  • Publisher: New York, New York : Current, 2013.

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Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note: 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.

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Subject: Life on other planets
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      Forest Park Branch 		576.8 BILLINGS, LEE ( Send Text)
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