How Long to Read Clay Minerals and the Origin of Life

How Long Does it Take to Read Clay Minerals and the Origin of Life?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 41 minutes to read Clay Minerals and the Origin of Life by Alexander Graham Cairns-Smith

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

This volume is the edited proceedings of a conference seeking to clarify the possible role of clays in the origin of life on Earth. At the heart of the problem of the origin of life lie fundamental questions such as: What kind of properties is a model of a primitive living system required to exhibit and what would its most plausible chemical and molecular makeup be? Answers to these questions have traditionally been sought in terms of properties that are held to be common to all contemporary organisms. However, there are a number of different ideas both on the nature and on the evolutionary priority of 'common vital properties', notably those based on protoplasmic, biochemical and genetic theories of life. This is therefore the first area for consideration in this volume and the contributors then examine to what extent the properties of clay match those required by the substance which acted as the template for life.

How long is Clay Minerals and the Origin of Life?

Clay Minerals and the Origin of Life by Alexander Graham Cairns-Smith is 216 pages long, and a total of 55,296 words.

This makes it 73% the length of the average book. It also has 68% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Clay Minerals and the Origin of Life Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 2 minutes to read Clay Minerals and the Origin of Life aloud.

What Reading Level is Clay Minerals and the Origin of Life?

Clay Minerals and the Origin of Life is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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