From Suns to Life: A Chronological Approach to the History of Life on Earth

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Author(s): Muriel Gargaud, Philippe Claeys, Purificacion Lopez-Garcia, Herve Martin, Thierry Montmerle, Robert Pascal, Jacques Reisse
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Springer-Verlag New York Inc., United States
Imprint: Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
ISBN-13: 9781493938858, 978-1493938858

Synopsis

This review gathers astronomers, geologists, biologists, and chemists around a common question: how did life emerge on Earth? The ultimate goal is to probe an even more demanding question: is life universal? This not-so linear account highlights problems, gaps, and controversies. Discussion covers the formation of the solar system; the building of a habitable planet; prebiotic chemistry, biochemistry, and the emergence of life; the early Earth environment, and much more.