Science, Culture and the Search for Life on Other Worlds

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Traphagan, John W. (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Θέματα: Popular works.; Astrobiology.; Science > Social aspects.; Astronomy.; Anthropology.; Cultural studies.; Popular Science.; Popular Science in Astronomy.; Cultural Studies.; Societal Aspects of Physics.

This book explores humanity’s thoughts and ideas about extraterrestrial life, paying close attention to the ways science and culture interact with one another to create a context of imagination and discovery related to life on other worlds. Despite the recent explosion in our knowledge of other plan...

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