Marine Hydrothermal Systems and the Origin of Life

N. G. Holm

ISBN 10: 9401052166 / ISBN 13: 9789401052160

Published by Springer, Springer Okt 2012, 2012

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This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -Research of the origins of life in connection with a marine environment started at the end of the seventies, when the `black smokers' in the Pacific were discovered and the Red Sea deep hydrothermal brines were found to be a fruitful environment for abiotic synthesis of life precursors. For a while this research was categorised under the heading `chemistry', but in less than a decade the topic became fully integrated into the science of 'oceanography'. The Scientific Committee on Oceanographic Research (SCOR) initiated Working Group 91: Chemical Evolution and Origin of Life in Marine Hydrothermal Systems'. This volume contains the final report of this working group.Springer-Verlag KG, Sachsenplatz 4-6, 1201 Wien 260 pp. Englisch.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Marine Hydrothermal Systems and the Origin of Life
• Publisher: Springer, Springer Okt 2012
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9401052166
• ISBN 13: 9789401052160
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 240W x 160H x 15D millimeters 240 millimeters width by 160 millimeters height by 15 millimeters depth
• Weight: 421 grams

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Research of the origins of life in connection with a marine environment started at the end of the seventies, when the `black smokers' in the Pacific were discovered and the Red Sea deep hydrothermal brines were found to be a fruitful environment for abiotic synthesis of life precursors. For a while this research was categorised under the heading `chemistry', but in less than a decade the topic became fully integrated into the science of 'oceanography'. The Scientific Committee on Oceanographic Research (SCOR) initiated Working Group 91: Chemical Evolution and Origin of Life in Marine Hydrothermal Systems'. This volume contains the final report of this working group.