The Feathered Onion

The Origins of Life in the Universe

Clive Trotman

254 pages, parution le 09/07/2004

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Résumé

Over the past 150 years the acknowledged dates for the formation of the Earth and the origin of Life have been pushed steadily back into the remote past. As these timescales have lengthened however, the interval between the two dates has reduced so much so that it has left us with a serious conundrum: the interval between the formation of the Earth (or at least a surface capable of supporting life) and the appearance of life is simply too short for life to have come into existence from scratch.

The key questions thrown up by this problem of timing are addressed for the first time in The Feathered Onion. Is the Earth older than we think? Could life on Earth really have developed incredibly rapidly? Did life originate elsewhere and then find its way to our planet? Clive Trotman explores the science and potential of these theories with explanations of the latest scientific techniques and their implications for our current understanding of where we came from.

Sommaire

Year Dot
Friends and Relatives
Dating the Ancestors
Before the Ancestors
Life's Not Simple
Thanks to Thermodynamics
Non-Event
Spreading the Message
Unintelligent Design
Tobe continued

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	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Wiley
Auteur(s)	Clive Trotman
Parution	09/07/2004
Nb. de pages	254
Format	13,5 x 19
Couverture	Relié
Poids	310g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780470871874