Life On Other Worlds

Author : Jones H. Spencer
Publisher : Legare Street Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2022-10-27
Category : History
ISBN : 1018615415

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Life On Other Worlds by Jones H. Spencer Pdf

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : James Trefil,Michael Summers
Publisher : Smithsonian Institution
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2019-09-17
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781588346735

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Imagined Life by James Trefil,Michael Summers Pdf

The captivating possibilities of extraterrestrial life on exoplanets, based on current scientific knowledge of existing worlds and forms of life It is now known that we live in a galaxy with more planets than stars. The Milky Way alone encompasses 30 trillion potential home planets. Scientists Trefil and Summers bring readers on a marvelous experimental voyage through the possibilities of life--unlike anything we have experienced so far--that could exist on planets outside our own solar system. Life could be out there in many forms: on frozen worlds, living in liquid oceans beneath ice and communicating (and even battling) with bubbles; on super-dense planets, where they would have evolved body types capable of dealing with extreme gravity; on tidally locked planets with one side turned eternally toward a star; and even on "rogue worlds," which have no star at all. Yet this is no fictional flight of fancy: the authors take what we know about exoplanets and life on our own world and use that data to hypothesize about how, where, and which sorts of life might develop. Imagined Life is a must-have for anyone wanting to learn how the realities of our universe may turn out to be far stranger than fiction.

Author : Emanuel Swedenborg
Publisher : New Century Edition
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 0877854173

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Other Planets by Emanuel Swedenborg Pdf

Building on the eighteenth-century fascination with the possibility of life on other worlds and with traveler's tales of other cultures, this work describes life on other planets in our solar system and elsewhere in the universe. Swedenborg undertook this work specifically to demonstrate that Jesus is God not just of planet Earth but also of the universe as a whole.

Author : Carl Sagan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 159 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1975
Category : Life on other planets
ISBN : 0552664391

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Other Worlds by Carl Sagan Pdf

Author : Ray Jayawardhana
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2013-04-21
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781400846542

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Strange New Worlds by Ray Jayawardhana Pdf

An insider's look at the cutting-edge science of today's planet hunters In Strange New Worlds, renowned astronomer Ray Jayawardhana brings news from the front lines of the epic quest to find planets—and alien life—beyond our solar system. Only in the past two decades, after millennia of speculation, have astronomers begun to discover planets around other stars—thousands in fact. Now they are closer than ever to unraveling distant twins of the Earth. In this book, Jayawardhana vividly recounts the stories of the scientists and the remarkable breakthroughs that have ushered in this extraordinary age of exploration. He describes the latest findings--including his own—that are challenging our view of the cosmos and casting new light on the origins and evolution of planets and planetary systems. He reveals how technology is rapidly advancing to support direct observations of Jupiter-like gas giants and super-Earths—rocky planets with several times the mass of our own planet—and how astronomers use biomarkers to seek possible life on other worlds. Strange New Worlds provides an insider's look at the cutting-edge science of today's planet hunters, our prospects for discovering alien life, and the debates and controversies at the forefront of extrasolar-planet research. In a new afterword, Jayawardhana explains some of the most recent developments as we search for the first clues of life on other planets.

Author : Arik Kershenbaum
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2020-09-24
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780241986851

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The Zoologist's Guide to the Galaxy by Arik Kershenbaum Pdf

DISCOVER HOW LIFE REALLY WORKS - ON EARTH AND IN SPACE 'A wonderfully insightful sidelong look at Earthly biology' Richard Dawkins 'Crawls with curious facts' Sunday Times _________________________ We are unprepared for the greatest discovery of modern science. Scientists are confident that there is alien life across the universe yet we have not moved beyond our perception of 'aliens' as Hollywood stereotypes. The time has come to abandon our fixation on alien monsters and place our expectations on solid scientific footing. Using his own expert understanding of life on Earth and Darwin's theory of evolution - which applies throughout the universe - Cambridge zoologist Dr Arik Kershenbaum explains what alien life must be like. This is the story of how life really works, on Earth and in space. _________________________ 'An entertaining, eye-opening and, above all, a hopeful view of what - or who - might be out there in the cosmos' Philip Ball, author of Nature's Patterns 'A fascinating insight into the deepest of questions: what might an alien actually look like' Lewis Dartnell, author of Origins 'If you don't want to be surprised by extraterrestrial life, look no further than this lively overview of the laws of evolution that have produced life on earth' Frans de Waal, author of Mama's Last Hug

Author : Emanuel Swedenborg
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Cosmology
ISBN : 0877853207

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Life on Other Planets by Emanuel Swedenborg Pdf

One of Swedish visionary Emanuel Swedenborg's most controversial works, Life on Other Planets recounts his otherworldly conversations with spirits from the planets in our solar system and the moon.

Author : Harold Spencer Jones
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1964
Category : Planets
ISBN : STANFORD:36105035358634

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Life on Other Worlds by Harold Spencer Jones Pdf

Author : Athena Coustenis,Thérèse Encrenaz
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 331 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2013-09-12
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781107026179

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Life Beyond Earth by Athena Coustenis,Thérèse Encrenaz Pdf

An engaging account of our quest for habitable environments, recounting fascinating recent discoveries and providing insight into future space missions.

Author : Rough Guides
Publisher : Rough Guides UK
Page : 307 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2012-05-24
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9781405390286

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The Search for Aliens: A Rough Guide to Life on Other Worlds by Rough Guides Pdf

The Search for Aliens: A Rough Guide to Life on Other Worlds provides the first vivid and completely accessible guide to the most exciting field of modern science: the search for extraterrestrial life. All the latest research projects are identified, located and described; everything from radio dishes searching for intelligent alien signals to deep oceanic research, seeking links between terrestrial organisms and the broader cosmos. It also explores the idea of Panspermia, the notion that asteroids and comets brought biological building blocks to the early earth, plus exactly which factors must align for life to arise across our galaxy and the universe. The Search for Aliens: A Rough Guide to Life on Other Worlds explains why we may be closer than ever to finding out the answer to the question: is there any life beyond life on earth? Now available in ePub format.

Author : National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Space Studies Board,Committee on Planetary Biology and Chemical Evolution
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 161 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1990-02-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780309042468

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The Search for Life's Origins by National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Space Studies Board,Committee on Planetary Biology and Chemical Evolution Pdf

The field of planetary biology and chemical evolution draws together experts in astronomy, paleobiology, biochemistry, and space science who work together to understand the evolution of living systems. This field has made exciting discoveries that shed light on how organic compounds came together to form self-replicating molecules-the origin of life. This volume updates that progress and offers recommendations on research programs-including an ambitious effort centered on Mars-to advance the field over the next 10 to 15 years. The book presents a wide range of data and research results on these and other issues: The biogenic elements and their interaction in the interstellar clouds and in solar nebulae. Early planetary environments and the conditions that lead to the origin of life. The evolution of cellular and multicellular life. The search for life outside the solar system. This volume will become required reading for anyone involved in the search for life's beginnings-including exobiologists, geoscientists, planetary scientists, and U.S. space and science policymakers.

Author : Adam Miller
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1878
Category : Extraterrestrial anthropology
ISBN : OSU:32435004943940

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Life in Other Worlds by Adam Miller Pdf

Author : David A. Weintraub
Publisher : Springer
Page : 229 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2014-07-16
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9783319050560

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Religions and Extraterrestrial Life by David A. Weintraub Pdf

In the twenty-first century, the debate about life on other worlds is quickly changing from the realm of speculation to the domain of hard science. Within a few years, as a consequence of the rapid discovery by astronomers of planets around other stars, astronomers very likely will have discovered clear evidence of life beyond the Earth. Such a discovery of extraterrestrial life will change everything. Knowing the answer as to whether humanity has company in the universe will trigger one of the greatest intellectual revolutions in history, not the least of which will be a challenge for at least some terrestrial religions. Which religions will handle the discovery of extraterrestrial life with ease and which will struggle to assimilate this new knowledge about our place in the universe? Some religions as currently practiced appear to only be viable on Earth. Other religions could be practiced on distant worlds but nevertheless identify both Earth as a place and humankind as a species of singular spiritual religious importance, while some religions could be practiced equally well anywhere in the universe by any sentient beings. Weintraub guides readers on an invigorating tour of the world’s most widely practiced religions. It reveals what, if anything, each religion has to say about the possibility that extraterrestrial life exists and how, or if, a particular religion would work on other planets in distant parts of the universe.

Author : Henry L. Watts
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 60 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1855
Category : Electronic
ISBN : NLS:V000696656

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Travels in Aether; Or, Scenes of Life in Other Worlds. [A Poem.] by Henry L. Watts Pdf

Author : Kevin Hand
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2021-09-21
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780691227283

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Alien Oceans by Kevin Hand Pdf

Inside the epic quest to find life on the water-rich moons at the outer reaches of the solar system Where is the best place to find life beyond Earth? We often look to Mars as the most promising site in our solar system, but recent scientific missions have revealed that some of the most habitable real estate may actually lie farther away. Beneath the frozen crusts of several of the small, ice-covered moons of Jupiter and Saturn lurk vast oceans that may have existed for as long as Earth, and together may contain more than fifty times its total volume of liquid water. Could there be organisms living in their depths? Alien Oceans reveals the science behind the thrilling quest to find out. Kevin Peter Hand is one of today's leading NASA scientists, and his pioneering research has taken him on expeditions around the world. In this captivating account of scientific discovery, he brings together insights from planetary science, biology, and the adventures of scientists like himself to explain how we know that oceans exist within moons of the outer solar system, like Europa, Titan, and Enceladus. He shows how the exploration of Earth's oceans is informing our understanding of the potential habitability of these icy moons, and draws lessons from what we have learned about the origins of life on our own planet to consider how life could arise on these distant worlds. Alien Oceans describes what lies ahead in our search for life in our solar system and beyond, setting the stage for the transformative discoveries that may await us.