https://bib.cozmix.cloud/files/original/2d523a5e5e62cbd28aba5f7195e7ba61.jpg 92e16c085a07b8bf4be615c29d7ae3b4 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Leven Boek Een boek. ISBN International Standard Book Number 465090451 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context LEV0170 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Christian De Duve , Christian De Duve Title A name given to the resource Vital Dust: Life as a Cosmic Imperative Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Basic Books Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 01 January, 1996 Description An account of the resource In this golden age of astronomy, new discoveries have proliferated in the past year: life on Mars, an ocean on Europa, and planets around other stars. On the heels of Goldsmith's <em>The Hunt for Life on Mars</em> comes this exciting account of the new planets. Because they cannot be seen, sophisticated methods are being utilized to study these planets, methods that Goldsmith cogently explains in terms of the instruments and reasoning used to claim a new discovery. The burning curiosity, of course, is whether the newcomers could support life: the answer is no; most are gigantic and too close to their stars, and an earth-size planet found orbiting a pulsar would obviously be a crispy critter. Such facts surprised astronomers, upsetting their favored theory of planet formation, possible revisions of which Goldsmith reports with the enthusiasm and clarity essential to popular works. Two dozen colorplates, some imagining the appearance of the new planets, gussy up a wonderful science acquisition for libraries Language A language of the resource nothing Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Paperback