Astrobiology, History, and Society Life Beyond Earth and the Impact of Discovery /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Vakoch, Douglas A. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Series: Advances in Astrobiology and Biogeophysics,
• Subjects: Physics.; Religion.; History.; Life sciences.; Astrobiology.; Sociology.; Cross-cultural psychology.; Life Sciences, general.; History of Science.; Cross Cultural Psychology.; Religious Studies, general.; Sociology, general.

This book addresses important current and historical topics in astrobiology and the search for life beyond Earth, including the search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI). The first section covers the plurality of worlds debate from antiquity through the nineteenth century, while section two co...