Lucky Planet - 9780465039999
Un libro in lingua di David Waltham edito da Basic Books, 2014
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Why Earth’s life-friendly climate makes it exceptional?and what that means for the likelihood of finding intelligent extraterrestrial life
We have long fantasized about finding life on planets other than our own. Yet even as we become aware of the vast expanses beyond our solar system, it remains clear that Earth is exceptional. The question is: why? In Lucky Planet, astrobiologist David Waltham argues that Earth’s climate stability is what makes it uniquely able to support life, and it is nothing short of luck that made such conditions possible. The four billion year-stretch of good weather that our planet has experienced is statistically so unlikely that chances are slim that we will ever encounter intelligent extraterrestrial others. Citing the factors that typically control a planet’s average temperature?including the size of its moon, as well as the rate of the Universe’s expansion?Waltham challenges the prevailing scientific consensus that Earth-like planets have natural stabilizing mechanisms that allow life to flourish.
A lively exploration of the stars above and the ground beneath our feet, Lucky Planet seamlessly weaves the story of Earth and the worlds orbiting other stars to give us a new perspective of the surprising role chance plays in our place in the universe.
We have long fantasized about finding life on planets other than our own. Yet even as we become aware of the vast expanses beyond our solar system, it remains clear that Earth is exceptional. The question is: why? In Lucky Planet, astrobiologist David Waltham argues that Earth’s climate stability is what makes it uniquely able to support life, and it is nothing short of luck that made such conditions possible. The four billion year-stretch of good weather that our planet has experienced is statistically so unlikely that chances are slim that we will ever encounter intelligent extraterrestrial others. Citing the factors that typically control a planet’s average temperature?including the size of its moon, as well as the rate of the Universe’s expansion?Waltham challenges the prevailing scientific consensus that Earth-like planets have natural stabilizing mechanisms that allow life to flourish.
A lively exploration of the stars above and the ground beneath our feet, Lucky Planet seamlessly weaves the story of Earth and the worlds orbiting other stars to give us a new perspective of the surprising role chance plays in our place in the universe.
Informazioni bibliografiche
- Titolo del Libro in lingua: Lucky Planet
- Sottotitolo: Why Earth Is Exceptional-and What That Means for Life in the Universe
- Lingua: English
- Autore: David Waltham
- Editore: Basic Books
- Collana: Basic Books (Hardcover)
- Data di Pubblicazione: 08 Aprile '14
- Genere: SCIENCE
- Argomenti : Bioclimatology Life Origin Earth (Planet
- Pagine: 198
- Dimensioni mm: 234 x 155 x 0
- EAN-13: 9780465039999