Science, culture and the search for life on other worlds /

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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Main Author: Traphagan, John W. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cham, Switzerland : Springer, [2016]
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