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The search for aliens : a rough guide to life on other worlds / by Piers Bizony.

By: Publication details: London : Rough Guides, 2012.Description: ix, 260 p. : ill. ; 20 cmISBN:
  • 9781405383240
  • 1405383240
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 576.839 23
LOC classification:
  • QB54 .B59 2012
Contents:
A plurality of worlds -- Aliens of the imagination -- The origins of life -- The hunt for life on Mars -- Mars reawakens -- If not Mars, where? -- The cosmic haystack -- Listening for a signal -- The planet hunters -- Intelligent civilizations -- The long road to the stars -- Kidnapped by aliens -- The bigger picture.
Summary: A guide to the most exciting field of modern science: the search for extraterrestrial life. It identifies, locates, and describes the research projects; everything from radio dishes searching for intelligent alien signals to deep oceanic research, seeking links between terrestrial organisms and the broader cosmos -- Source other than Library of Congress.
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Item type Current library Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Book Book NMC Library Stacks QB54 .B59 2012 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 33039001314607

Includes bibliographical references and index.

A guide to the most exciting field of modern science: the search for extraterrestrial life. It identifies, locates, and describes the research projects; everything from radio dishes searching for intelligent alien signals to deep oceanic research, seeking links between terrestrial organisms and the broader cosmos -- Source other than Library of Congress.

A plurality of worlds -- Aliens of the imagination -- The origins of life -- The hunt for life on Mars -- Mars reawakens -- If not Mars, where? -- The cosmic haystack -- Listening for a signal -- The planet hunters -- Intelligent civilizations -- The long road to the stars -- Kidnapped by aliens -- The bigger picture.

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