Book contents
- The Biological Universe
- Reviews
- The Biological Universe
- Copyright page
- Epigraph
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Part I Painting Big Pictures
- Part II Life Here, Implications for Elsewhere
- Part III Planetary Systems and Life
- Part IV Discovering Life
- Part V Beyond the Milky Way
- Bibliography
- Index
- References
Bibliography
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 24 September 2020
Book contents
- The Biological Universe
- Reviews
- The Biological Universe
- Copyright page
- Epigraph
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Part I Painting Big Pictures
- Part II Life Here, Implications for Elsewhere
- Part III Planetary Systems and Life
- Part IV Discovering Life
- Part V Beyond the Milky Way
- Bibliography
- Index
- References
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- The Biological UniverseLife in the Milky Way and Beyond, pp. 335 - 338Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020
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