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As biological scientists learn more about how terrestrial life was formed, they increasingly turn to the stars to ask whether life might have evolved elsewhere. Thus far, despite a recent flurry of interest in Mars, they have found no solid evidence, but they keep looking. This scholarly book, written by a historian at the U.S. Naval Observatory, examines the long development of that quest, along with some of the philosophical questions that have emerged from it. Steven J. Dick notes that our observational abilities are both limited and biased, and that the search for extraterrestrial intelligence forces us to examine some of our own assumptions about what constitutes life in the first place.
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' ... we are challenged to think ... these challenges will be the book's strength and delight even for those who have not bothered with ET and all that.' Christopher J. Corbally, S. J., JHA
'As a source book this readable history is to be recommended, it is not just a science history but an intellectual and popular culture story.' Anders Hansson, Spaceflight
'As a source book this readable history is to be recommended, it is not just a science history but an intellectual and popular culture story.' Spaceflight
The Biological Universe : The Twentieth Century Extraterrestrial Life Debate and the Limits of Science
The Biological Universe: The Twentieth Century Extraterrestrial Life Debate and the Limits of Science,Steven J. Dick,Cambridge University Press,052166361X,Astronomy - Universe,History,Life,Life Sciences - Biology - General,Life on other planets,Origin,Philosophy & Social Aspects,Science,Science/Mathematics,Unidentified flying objects,Astronomy, Space & Time,Extraterrestrial beings,Science / History
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