LEADER 02536nam 22006134a 450 001 9910827962003321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-19-029140-0 010 $a0-19-803835-6 010 $a1-4294-0351-9 010 $a1-280-53300-5 010 $a9786610533008 035 $a(CKB)2560000000298234 035 $a(EBL)3052093 035 $a(OCoLC)71787944 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000085890 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11112699 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000085890 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10025680 035 $a(PQKB)11667906 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0000073710 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3052093 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10142474 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL53300 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3052093 035 $a(EXLCZ)992560000000298234 100 $a20050208d2006 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aCivilized life in the universe $escientists on intelligent extraterrestrials /$fGeorge Basalla 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aOxford ;$aNew York $cOxford University Press$d2006 215 $a1 online resource (248 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-19-517181-0 311 $a0-19-978686-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 209-227) and index. 327 $aContents; Introduction; 1 Trio of Ideas; 2 Life on the Moon; 3 From the Moon to the Planets; 4 The Ascension of Mars; 5 Percival Lowell: Champion of Canals; 6 Mars Unveiled; 7 Carl Sagan: Mars and Beyond; 8 Life in an Expanding Universe; 9 The Trajectory: CETI to SETI to HRMS; 10 Mirror Worlds; 11 Afterword; Sources of Quoted Material; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Z 330 8 $aIn this fascinating history of scientific speculation about intelligent extraterrestrial life from Plutarch to Hawking Basalla traces the influence of one speculation on the next showing an unbroken but twisting chain of ideas passed from one scientist to another, and from science to popular culture. 606 $aLife on other planets$xResearch 607 $aOuter space$xExploration$xPublic opinion 615 0$aLife on other planets$xResearch. 676 $a576.8/39 700 $aBasalla$b George$035221 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910827962003321 996 $aCivilized life in the universe$94038086 997 $aUNINA