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The Fifth Miracle: The Search For the Origin of Life (Penguin Press Science S.)
by Davies, Paul
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- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- F/F/ND
- ISBN 10
- 0140282262
- ISBN 13
- 9780140282269
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Penguin, 1999-06-03. 1st Edn. 1st Imp. FNL.. Paperback. F/F/ND. Box X29 SOFTBACK SHIPPED FROM THE UK.* Edition: 1st. Thus.* Impression: 1st. FNL.* Date of Publication: 1998.* Publisher: Penguin Science.* Binding and cover condition: Colour-illustrated soft card covers, red titles to spine and face showing two views of the globe. No bumps or rubs, shelf wear or reading creases to spine, none to hinge. Seems lightly used. FINE.* Contents condition: PRIVATE COPY NOT EX-LIBRARY. Clean, crisp, tight & bright. No annotations or marks to text. No tanning or other visible faults. Absolutely minimal age to edges. FINE* Illustrations: A few b/w l/dwn diags. Within text. * Pages: 256 pp. text. xxvi pp. notes & index at rear.* Product Description:- An interesting book looking at the very origins of life on earth and explaining the way microbes and bacteria work and how they live in the most extreme of environments. Paul Davies considers the possibility of life having existing on Mars millions of years ago, and the possibilities that microbes could have been carried from one planet to the other after meteor strikes. Some of the science is somewhat abstruse but very definitely worth reading.* This is a FINE text copy of the 1st./1st. fnl. with no visible faults.* 0
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- Cocksparrow Books
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- 9222
- Title
- The Fifth Miracle: The Search For the Origin of Life (Penguin Press Science S.)
- Author
- Davies, Paul
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - F/F/ND
- Edition
- 1st Edn. 1st Imp. FNL.
- ISBN 10
- 0140282262
- ISBN 13
- 9780140282269
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1999-06-03
- Pages
- 282
- X weight
- g
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