The Teeming Universe An Extraterrestrial Field Guide Pdf !full!

beyond our solar system, including a tidally locked planet, a moonless habitable world, and a cold desert planet inhabited only by bacteria. Scientific Foundation

Unlike traditional astronomy books that focus on stars and rocks, this field guide focuses on biology —specifically, the potential biology of worlds not our own. the teeming universe an extraterrestrial field guide pdf

One of the most compelling aspects of the guide is its attempt to categorize alien life forms. Just as Earth biologists use Kingdom, Phylum, and Class, The Teeming Universe proposes new taxonomies suited for the galaxy. It moves beyond the carbon-chauvinism that assumes all life must be like ours. beyond our solar system, including a tidally locked