TY  - BOOK
AU  - Wickramasinghe N C
TI  - Cosmic dragons: life and death on our planet 
SN  - 0285636065
AV  - QH325 
U1  - 576.8/8 
PY  - 2001///
CY  - London
PB  - Souvenir
KW  - Life
KW  - Origin
KW  - Cosmic grains
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Machine generated contents note: Prologue ix -- 1. Astronomical Backdrop 1 -- 2. The Planetary Zoo 16 -- 3. A Planet Grooms for Life 28 -- 4. First Steps in a Cosmic Nursery 45 -- 5. The Cosmic Dust Trail 57 -- 6. A Galaxyful of Bacteria 74 -- 7. Comets, the Cosmic Dragons 87 -- 8. Dragons Fall from the Skies 97 -- 9. Asteroid Threat in Modem Times 126 -- 10. Dragons Breathe Death 136 -- 11. Dragons Bring in the Shivers 157 -- 12. Dragons Come Home to Roost 168 -- Epilogue 182 -- Index 185
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy031/2002318404.html
ER  -