How to build a habitable planet / Wallace S. Broecker.

By: Publication details: New York : Eldigio Press, c1985.Description: 291 p. : ill. ; 25 cmSubject(s): DDC classification:
  • 525 23 BRO
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Contents;

1. The setting: The big bang and galaxy formation
2. The raw material: Synthesis of elements in stars
3. The heavy construction: The formation of planets
4. The schedule: The timing of raw-material production and heavy construction
5. Interior modifications: Segregation into core, mantle, crust, ocean, and atmosphere
6. Contending with the neighbors: Moons, asteroids, and comets
7. Making it comfortable: Running water and temperature control
8. Storing up resources: The ingredients of a civilization
9. Maintenance: Mankind at the helm


Includes bibliographical references and index.

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