The Privileged Planet: How Our Place in the Cosmos Is Designed for Discovery
- ISBN-10
- 0895260654
- ISBN-13
- 9780895260659
- Series
- The Privileged Planet
- Category
- Science
- Pages
- 464
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2004-02-01
- Publisher
- Regnery Publishing
- Authors
- Guillermo Gonzalez, Jay Wesley Richards
Description
Arguing that life may be rarer than some astronomers and philosophers have said, the author details the delicate balance of factors that make life possible on this planet and reveals the rarity of these conditions in the universe.
Get the book
Other editions
-
- 2020-01-07
- 464 pages
- Paperback
- Gateway Editions
-
- 2004-03-01
- 464 pages
- Ebook
- Simon and Schuster
Similar books
-
Rare Earth: Why Complex Life is Uncommon in the Universe
By Peter D. Ward, Donald BrownleeWhat determines whether complex life will arise on a planet, or even any life at all? Questions such as these are investigated in this groundbreaking book.
-
The Wonder of Water: Water's Profound Fitness for Life on Earth and Mankind
By Michael DentonIn [this book], Denton delves deep into this grand, untold story and explores how water is specially equipped to allow life to flourish on our blue planet"--Back cover.
-
Improbable Planet: How Earth Became Humanity's Home
By Hugh RossThis fascinating book helps nonscientists understand the countless miracles that undergird the exquisitely fine-tuned planet we call home--as if Someone had us in mind all along.
-
Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space
By Carl Sagan, Ann DruyanJapan has tended to be skeptical of the commitment of the United States and other nations to plan and execute major cooperative projects in space. This is at least one reason that Japan, more than any other spacefaring nation, ...
-
Lucky Planet: Why Earth is Exceptional—and What That Means for Life in the Universe
By David WalthamOf course, one dropstone on Shetland does not a snowball Earth make, but rocks of similar age in other parts of the world show even more dramatic examples, with dropstones sometimes a meter or more across sitting in otherwise very fine ...
-
Born on the Wrong Planet
By Erika HammerschmidtI like plums , and can enjoy cherries if they're extra - large , sweet cherries that I can eat bite by bite like little plums or peaches . I used to reject all raisins , but now I like dry raisins like the ones in raisin bran – it's the ...
-
Nature's Destiny: How the Laws of Biology Reveal Purpose in the Universe
By Michael DentonEach affinity bond consists of a number of weak, or noncovalent, bonds. The strength of each affinity bond between two cells is made up of the sum of the various weak chemical bonds which bind the two adhesion molecules together.
-
Earthshot: How to Save Our Planet
By Jonnie Hughes, Colin ButfieldThey are to: · Protect and Restore Nature · Clean our Air · Revive our Oceans · Build a Waste-Free World · Fix our Climate EARTHSHOT: HOW TO SAVE OUR PLANET is the first definitive book about how these goals can tackle the ...
-
Why the Universe Is the Way It Is (Reasons to Believe)
By Hugh Ross" "This book will expand your mind with the universe it describes.
-
Money, Greed, and God: Why Capitalism Is the Solution and Not the Problem
By Jay W. RichardsPoses an argument in support of capitalism that reveals the ways in which capitalist practices enable Christians to follow Jesus's mandates about alleviating poverty and protecting the earth, in a guide that challenges popular ...