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Astrobiology

Understanding Life in the Universe

By: Charles S. Cockell

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Astrobiology

Understanding Life in the Universe

By: Charles S. Cockell

Astrobiology is an interdisciplinary field that asks profound scientific questions. How did life originate on the Earth? How has life persisted on the Earth for over three billion years? Is there life elsewhere in the Universe? What is the future of life on Earth? Astrobiology: Understanding Life in the Universe is an introductory text which explores the structure of living things, the formation of the elements for life in the Universe, the biological and geological history of the Earth and the habitability of other planets in our own Solar System and beyond. The book is designed to convey some of the major conceptual foundations in astrobiology that cut across a diversity of traditional fields including chemistry, biology, geosciences, physics and astronomy. It can be used to complement existing courses in these fields or as a stand-alone text for astrobiology courses. Readership: Undergraduates studying for degrees in earth or life sciences, physics, astronomy and related disciplines, as well as anyone with an interest in grasping some of the major concepts and ideas in astrobiology.

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John Wiley & Sons

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1118913353

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9781118913352

The Equations of Life

How Physics Shapes Evolution

By: Charles S. Cockell

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The Equations of Life

How Physics Shapes Evolution

By: Charles S. Cockell

A groundbreaking argument for why alien life will evolve to be much like life here on Earth We are all familiar with the popular idea of strange alien life wildly different from life on earth inhabiting other planets. Maybe it's made of silicon! Maybe it has wheels! Or maybe it doesn't. In The Equations of Life, biologist Charles S. Cockell makes the forceful argument that the laws of physics narrowly constrain how life can evolve, making evolution's outcomes predictable. If we were to find on a distant planet something very much like a lady bug eating something like an aphid, we shouldn't be surprised. The forms of life are guided by a limited set of rules, and as a result, there is a narrow set of solutions to the challenges of existence. A remarkable scientific contribution breathing new life into Darwin's theory of evolution, The Equations of Life makes a radical argument about what life can -- and can't -- be.

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Basic Books

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154164459X

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9781541644595

Space on Earth

Saving Our World by Seeking Others

By: Charles S. Cockell

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Space on Earth

Saving Our World by Seeking Others

By: Charles S. Cockell

Many environmentalists think going into space detracts from solving problems here on Earth. Many astrophysicists feel environmentalism hampers their exploration and settlement of space. Actually environmentalism and space exploration have one and the same objective, argues leading astro-biologist Professor Charles Cockell: to ensure humanity has a home. Cockell calls for a fusion of the two movements as the only way forward. The technologies we develop to live sustainably on Earth, such as wind and solar power, will also establish humanity in space. The exploration of space will provide new resources and skills for the protection of the Earth's environment. For example, studying extreme environments on Earth is helping us to look for life on Mars and satellites orbiting Earth are helping track hurricanes and protect people from natural disasters. There are many books on environmentalism and many on space faring. Space On Earth is the first to provide a new vision of humanity's future bringing these two goals together.

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Palgrave Macmillan

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0230552323

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9780230552326

Reports of Cases in Chancery, Argued and Determined in the Rolls Court During the Time of the Right Honorable Sir John Romilly, Knights, Master of the Rolls

Vol. 15

By: Charles Beavan

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Reports of Cases in Chancery, Argued and Determined in the Rolls Court During the Time of the Right Honorable Sir John Romilly, Knights, Master of the Rolls

Vol. 15

By: Charles Beavan

Reprint of the original, first published in 1853.

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BoD – Books on Demand

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3368750429

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9783368750428

The Correspondence of Charles Darwin: Volume 2, 1837-1843

By: Charles Darwin,Frederick Burkhardt

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The Correspondence of Charles Darwin: Volume 2, 1837-1843

By: Charles Darwin,Frederick Burkhardt

This is the second volume of the complete edition of The Correspondence of Charles Darwin. For the first time full authoritative texts of Darwin's letters are available, edited according to modern textual editorial principles and practice. The letters in this volume were written during the seven years following Darwin's return to England from the Beagle voyage. It was a period of extraordinary activity and productivity in which he became recognised as a naturalist of outstanding ability, as an author and editor, and as a professional man with official responsibilities in several scientific organisations. During these years he published two books and fifteen papers and also organised and superintended the publication of the Zoology of the Voyage of HMS Beagle, for which he described the locations of the fossils and the habitats and behaviour of the living species he had collected. Busy as he was with scientific activities, Darwin found time to re-establish family ties and friendships, and to make new friends among the naturalists with whom his work brought him into close contact. In November 1838, two years after his return Darwin became engaged to his cousin, Emma Wedgwood, whom he subsequently married.

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Cambridge University Press

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0521255880

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9780521255882

Davidson's Precedents and Forms in Conveyancing

Vol. 3

By: Charles Davidson,Jacob Waley,Thomas Key

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Davidson's Precedents and Forms in Conveyancing

Vol. 3

By: Charles Davidson,Jacob Waley,Thomas Key

Reprint of the original, first published in 1873.

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3368186469

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9783368186463

On the Nature of Ecological Paradox

By: Michael Charles Tobias,Jane Gray Morrison

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On the Nature of Ecological Paradox

By: Michael Charles Tobias,Jane Gray Morrison

This work is a large, powerfully illustrated interdisciplinary natural sciences volume, the first of its kind to examine the critically important nature of ecological paradox, through an abundance of lenses: the biological sciences, taxonomy, archaeology, geopolitical history, comparative ethics, literature, philosophy, the history of science, human geography, population ecology, epistemology, anthropology, demographics, and futurism. The ecological paradox suggests that the human biological–and from an insular perspective, successful–struggle to exist has come at the price of isolating H. sapiens from life-sustaining ecosystem services, and far too much of the biodiversity with which we find ourselves at crisis-level odds. It is a paradox dating back thousands of years, implicating millennia of human machinations that have been utterly ruinous to biological baselines. Those metrics are examined from numerous multidisciplinary approaches in this thoroughly original work, which aids readers, particularly natural history students, who aspire to grasp the far-reaching dimensions of the Anthropocene, as it affects every facet of human experience, past, present and future, and the rest of planetary sentience. With a Preface by Dr. Gerald Wayne Clough, former Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution and President Emeritus of the Georgia Institute of Technology. Foreword by Robert Gillespie, President of the non-profit, Population Communication.

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Springer Nature

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3030645266

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9783030645267

Dundurn Performing Arts Library Bundle — Theatre

Broadway North / Let's Go to The Grand! / Once Upon a Time in Paradise / Passion to Dance / Sky Train / Romancing the Bard / Stardust and Shadows

By: James Neufeld,Charles Foster,Mel Atkey,Martin Hunter,Sheila M.F. Johnston,Ward McBurney

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Dundurn Performing Arts Library Bundle — Theatre

Broadway North / Let's Go to The Grand! / Once Upon a Time in Paradise / Passion to Dance / Sky Train / Romancing the Bard / Stardust and Shadows

By: James Neufeld,Charles Foster,Mel Atkey,Martin Hunter,Sheila M.F. Johnston,Ward McBurney

This special bundle contains seven books that detail Canada’s long and storied history in the performing arts. We learn about Canada’s early Hollywood celebrity movie stars; Canadians’ vast contributions to successful international stage musicals; the story of The Grand, a famous theatre in London, Ontario; reminiscences from the early days of radio; the history of the renowned Stratford Festival; and a lavish history of the famous National Ballet of Canada. Canada’s performing artists blossomed in the twentieth century, and you can learn all about it here. Includes Broadway North Let’s Go to The Grand! Once Upon a Time in Paradise Passion to Dance Sky Train Romancing the Bard Stardust and Shadows

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Dundurn

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1459728300

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9781459728301

Impossible Extinction

Natural Catastrophes and the Supremacy of the Microbial World

By: Charles Cockell

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Impossible Extinction

Natural Catastrophes and the Supremacy of the Microbial World

By: Charles Cockell

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Cambridge University Press

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0521817366

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9780521817363

The War Service of the 1/4 Royal Berkshire Regiment (T.F.)

By: Charles Robert Mowbray Fraser Cruttwell

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The War Service of the 1/4 Royal Berkshire Regiment (T.F.)

By: Charles Robert Mowbray Fraser Cruttwell

Reproduction of the original: The War Service of the 1/4 Royal Berkshire Regiment (T.F.) by Charles Robert Mowbray Fraser Cruttwell

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3734031729

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Book's by Charles Cockell

Astrobiology

Astrobiology

The Equations of Life

The Equations of Life

Space on Earth

Space on Earth

Reports of Cases in Chancery, Argued and Determined in the Rolls Court During the Time of the Right Honorable Sir John Romilly, Knights, Master of the Rolls

Reports of Cases in Chancery, Argued and Determined in the Rolls Court During the Time of the Right Honorable Sir John Romilly, Knights, Master of the Rolls

The Correspondence of Charles Darwin: Volume 2, 1837-1843

The Correspondence of Charles Darwin: Volume 2, 1837-1843

Davidson's Precedents and Forms in Conveyancing

Davidson's Precedents and Forms in Conveyancing

On the Nature of Ecological Paradox

On the Nature of Ecological Paradox

Dundurn Performing Arts Library Bundle — Theatre

Dundurn Performing Arts Library Bundle — Theatre

Impossible Extinction

Impossible Extinction

The War Service of the 1/4 Royal Berkshire Regiment (T.F.)

The War Service of the 1/4 Royal Berkshire Regiment (T.F.)

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