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Searching for water in the universe

Title
Searching for water in the universe / Thérèse Encrenaz ; [translator, Bob Mizon].
Author
Encrenaz, Thérèse, 1946-
Publication
Berlin ; New York : Springer ; Chichester, UK : Published in association with Praxis Pub., [2007], ©2007.
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Description
viii, 193 pages : illustrations (chiefly color); 24 cm.
Series Statement
Springer-Praxis books in popular astronomy
Uniform Title
  • À la recherche de l'eau dans l'univers. English
  • Springer-Praxis books in popular astronomy.
Alternative Title
À la recherche de l'eau dans l'univers.
Subject
  • Planets
  • Water
  • Interstellar molecules
  • Cosmochemistry
  • Eau extraterrestre
  • Planètes
  • Eau
  • Molécules interstellaires
  • Cosmochimie
  • Solar system
  • Système solaire
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. [185]-187) and index.
Language (note)
  • Originally published in French as: À la recherche de l'eau dans l'univers. Paris : Éditions Belin, c2004.
Contents
Introduction why water? -- A very simple molecule -- The quest for cosmic water -- The ice line and the birth of the planets -- Comets and water -- Water in the solar system -- At the ice line: the asteroids -- Water and the terrestrial planets -- The search for other earths.
ISBN
  • 0387341749 (pbk.)
  • 9780387341743 (pbk.)
LCCN
  • 2006926438
  • 99820109094
OCLC
  • 70573962
  • ocm70573962\
  • SCSB-5399247
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries