Jones keeps us interested with simple explanations …. The author’s summary of exoplanet detection techniques is excellent …. … Open-minded scientists looking for an authoritative tour of astrobiology will enjoy the book …. … Jones’s book … just the right level for most undergraduates. "Bulging with concise explanations and 142 clarifying diagrams and photos, the book probably represents some of the best pedagogy in the solar system on these topics. … highly appropriate for courses in UK first year undergraduate programmes." (Alex Ellery, International Journal of Astrobiology, Vol. The textbook has a strong emphasis on astronomy … making this suitable as a course text in this subject with an emphasis on astrobiology. The book is supported by a glossary, a bibliography of similar textbooks on similar and related areas, and a list of useful websites. It is a course textbook, suited for a first year undergraduate course …. "This book … provides a comprehensive overview of astrobiology. Chapter 12 describes how we will attempt to find life on these planets, and the final chapter brings us to the search for extraterrestrial intelligence, and the question as to whether we are alone. Chapter 11 summarizes the known exoplanetary systems, together with an outline of the systems we expect to discover soon, particularly habitable planets. Chapters 9 and 10 describe the instruments and techniques being employed to discover planets around other stars (exoplanetary systems), and those that will be employed in the near future. Chapter 8 focuses on the types of stars that might host habitable planets, and where in the Galaxy these might be concentrated. In Chapter 7 the author discusses the fate of life in the Solar system, which gives us extra reason to consider life further afield. Chapter 4 is a brief tour of the Solar system, leading us in Chapters 5 and 6 to two promising potential habitats, Mars and Europa. In Chapters 2 and 3 Professor Jones discusses life on Earth, the one place we know to be inhabited. The chapters are arranged as follows: Chapter 1 is a broad introduction to the cosmos, with an emphasis on where we might find life. In Life in the Solar System and Beyond, Professor Jones has written a broad introduction to the subject, addressing important topics such as, what is life?, the origins of life and where to look for extraterrestrial life.
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