First comprehensive, beginning graduate level book on the emergent science of astrobiology.
This book is the first comprehensive textbook at the graduate level encompassing all aspects that are associated with the emerging field of astrobiology. Volume I gathers a first set of extensive lectures that cover a broad range of topics, from the formation of solar system to the quest for the most primitive life forms that have emerged on the Early Earth.
Part I: The Early Earth and Other Cosmic Habitats for Life.- Part II: From Prebiotic Chemistry to the Origins of Life on Earth.