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Life on other planets

  • Astrophysics of Lifeby Mario Livio; Neill Reid; William Sparks; Michael Fall

    Cambridge University Press 2005; US$ 34.00

    A new title in the Space Telescope Science Institute Symposium series which details the astrophysical groundwork required for locating habitable places in the Universe. Written by leading scientists in the field, this is an indispensable collection of articles for research. more...

  • Civilizations Beyond Earthby Douglas A. Vakoch; Albert A. Harrison

    Berghahn Books 2011; US$ 70.00

    Astronomers around the world are pointing their telescopes toward the heavens, searching for signs of intelligent life. If they make contact with an advanced alien civilization, how will humankind respond? In thinking about fi rst contact, the contributors to this volume present new empirical and theoretical research on the societal dimensions of the... more...

  • Conversations on the Plurality of Worldsby Bernard le Bovier de Fontenelle; Nina Rattner Gelbart; H.A. Hargreaves

    University of California Press 1990; US$ 19.95

    Surveying the night sky, a charming philosopher and his hostess, the Marquise, are considering thep ossibility of travelers from the moon. "What if they were skillful enough to navigate on the outer surface of our air, and from there, through their curiosity to see us, they angled for us like fish? Would that please you?" asks the philosopher. "Why... more...

  • E.T. Talkby Fernando J. Ballesteros Rosello

    Springer 2010; US$ 27.99

    Will it be possible to communicate with intelligent extraterrestrial life forms if we find them? How could we establish this communication, where would we begin? What does it mean to say that mathematics is a universal language? How could math be used to communicate with ETs? This book summarizes the work of SETI, the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence,... more...

  • Extraterrestrialsby Ben Zuckerman; Michael H. Hart

    Cambridge University Press 1995; US$ 34.00

    Experts critically examine the belief that other intelligent life exists in our galaxy. more...

  • First Contactby Marc Kaufman

    Simon & Schuster 2011; US$ 16.00

    Are we alone in the universe? Almost certainly not. In First Contact, Marc Kaufman provides a gripping tour of the magnificent new science of astrobiology that is closing in on the discovery of extraterrestrial life. In recent decades, scientists generally held that the genesis of life was unique to Earth: It was too delicate a process, and the... more...

  • Here Be Dragonsby David W. Koerner; Simon LeVay

    Oxford University Press, USA 2000; US$ 39.99

    The discovery of life on other planets would be perhaps the most momentous revelation in human history, more disorienting and more profound than either the Copernican or Darwinian revolutions, which knocked the earth from the center of the universe and humankind from its position of lofty self-regard. In Here Be Dragons, astronomer David Koerner and... more...

  • Historical Eclipses and Earth's Rotationby F. Richard Stephenson

    Cambridge University Press 1997; US$ 58.00

    A scientist who has studied eclipses for many years tells their story and explains their importance today. more...

  • How Likely is Extraterrestrial Life?by J. Woods Halley

    Springer 2012; US$ 39.99

    What does existing scientific knowledge about physics, chemistry, meteorology and biology tell us about the likelihood of extraterrestrial life and civilizations? And what does the fact that there is currently no credible scientific evidence for the existence of extraterrestrial biospheres or civilizations teach us? This book reviews the various scientific... more...

  • Lonely Minds in the Universeby Giancarlo Genta

    Springer 2007; US$ 21.99

    The possibility that humans are not alone in the Universe and might in the future come in close contact with other intelligences is one of the most intriguing questions of human history. This book deals with this subject, giving the scientific and technological implications and discussing the philosophical and religious connotations. more...