Gargaud Muriel, Martin Hervé, Claeys Philippe (Eds.) Lectures in Astrobiology Volume I

Springer, 2005. — 779 p. — (Advances in Astrobiology and Biogeophysics). — ISBN: 978-3-540-29005-6."Lectures in Astrobiology" is the first comprehensive textbook at graduate level encompassing all aspects of the emerging field of astrobiology. Volume I of the Lectures in Astrobiology gathers a first set of extensive lectures that cover a broad range of topics, from the formation of solar systems to the quest for the most primitive life forms that emerged on the Early Earth.