http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3 http://www.loc.gov/standards/mods/v3/mods-3-2.xsd
ix, 221 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm.
Preface -- 1. Overview -- 2. Cosmic dust and life -- 3. The origin of comets -- 4. Comets in the galactic environment -- 5. Dark comets: a link to panspermia -- 6. Expulsion of microbes from the solar system -- 7. Liquid water in comets -- 8. Origin of life -- 9. Expanding horizons of life -- Bibliography -- Index.
Janaki Wickramasinghe, Chandra Wickramasinghe, William Napier.
"The basic structure of the present book started as the PhD thesis of the principal author"--preface.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-211) and index.