Comets and the origin of life
By: Janaki Wickramasinghe, Chandra Wickramasinghe, William Napier
Contributors: Wickramasinghe, N. C. (Nalin Chandra), 1939-; Napier, Bill
Publisher: World Scientific
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Hackensack, N.J
Language: eng
Number of pages: 221
ISBN-13: 9789812566355
Notes: "The basic structure of the present book started as the PhD thesis of the principal author"--P. vi.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 201-211) and index.
Table of contents: title: Overview; title: Cosmic dust and life; title: The origin of comets; title: Comets in the galactic environment; title: Dark comets: a link to panspermia; title: Expulsion of microbes from the solar system; title: Liquid water in comets; title: Origin of life; title: Expanding horizons of life.