Life in the Universe. From the Miller Experiment to the Search for Life on other Worlds.

Boston, Springer 2006, cm.16,5x24,5, pp.XXVII,792, legatura editoriale cartonata, copertina figurata a colori. Coll.Cellular origin and Life in Extyreme Habitats and Astrobiology. Life As we Know It ["LAKI"] covers several aspects of Life, ranging from the prebiotic level, origin of life, evolution of prokaryotes to eukaryotes and finally to various affairs of human beings. Although it is hard to define Life, one can, however, characterize it and describe its features. Topics treated are categories of bacteria, algae and fungi, conscience, philosophy, theology, aesthetics, appearance of sport and life destiny, life after clinical death, and thoughts of the world to come ("Olam Haba"). The various chapters have been written so that they are accessible to all - from the avid lay reader to the specialist – and make available multidisciplinary sources of information about Life. This volume will interest open minded scholars, students at all levels of general sciences, natural and Life science, researchers of philosophy, theology, history of Life, astrobiology, and those who wish to widen their knowledge about "who are we in the universe". The information presented here on the various phenomena of Life were all written by highly qualified authors including scientists, public leaders, a professional athelete and three Nobel Laureates.

Boston, Kluwer Academic Publishers 2004, cm.16,5x24,5, pp.740, legatura editoriale cartonata, copertina figurata a colori. Coll.Cellular origin and Life in Extyreme Habitats and Astrobiology. Origins: Genesis, Evolution and Biodiversity of Microbial Life in the Universeis the sixth unit of the book seriesCellular Origins, Lifein Extreme Habitats and Astrobiology (COLE)edited by Joseph Seckbach. In this book forty eminent scientists review their studies in the fields of Life from the beginning to the "Fact of Life". The history of Origin of Life and Astrobiology is well covered by these authors. Reviews cover the standard and alternative scenarios of the genesis of Life, while the chapters of "The First Cells" leading to the biodiversity and extremophiles of microbial Life. Among these extremophiles are the microbes living in the Life's limits, such as in high temperature, psychrophilic, UV radiation, and halophilic environments. The origin and history of Martian water is discussed followed by the possible biogeochemistry inside Titan. This new field of Astrobiology has been presented, from comets as a source of materials and Life on earth to the space for last Frontiers.

A cura di Edith Gabrielli. Firenze, Olschki Ed. 2014, cm 17 x 24, xii-478 pp. con 96 tavv. f.t. a colori. Quaderni di Palazzo Carignano, 1. Italiano Il volume, corredato da un ampio atlante fotografico, anche grazie al contributo di esperti di fama internazionale abbraccia l’intera dimensione storica, architettonica, artistica e museologica del capolavoro dell’architetto Filippo Juvarra, una delle più celebri residenze del Settecento europeo, da tempo inserita tra i siti UNESCO. Un contributo perciò ricco di nuove ipotesi, dati archivistici, soluzioni tecniche e spunti metodologici, capaci di favorire ulteriori indagini e rimettere così la Palazzina al centro della scena internazionale. / The Palazzina di Caccia of Stupinigi, part of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites list, is Filippo Juvarra's masterpiece, and one of the most famous European mansions of the XVIIIth century. In this book, world-renowned experts explore the history, architecture, art, and museological arrangement of the building, introducing new hypothesis, archive documents, technical solutions, and methodological suggestions, that can lead to new researches and showcase the Palazzina at an international level.