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15%OFFJeffrey Bennett - Beyond UFOs: The Search for Extraterrestrial Life and Its Astonishing Implications for Our Future - 9780691149882 - V9780691149882
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Beyond UFOs: The Search for Extraterrestrial Life and Its Astonishing Implications for Our Future

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Description for Beyond UFOs: The Search for Extraterrestrial Life and Its Astonishing Implications for Our Future Paperback. Describes the discoveries being made in the very real science of astrobiology, an intriguing field that blends astronomy, biology, and geology to explore the possibility of life on other planets. This book explains how the search for extraterrestrial life can help bridge the divide that sometimes exists between science and religion. Num Pages: 248 pages, 8 color illus. 25 halftones. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 378.
The quest for extraterrestrial life doesn't happen only in science fiction. This book describes the startling discoveries being made in the very real science of astrobiology, an intriguing new field that blends astronomy, biology, and geology to explore the possibility of life on other planets. Jeffrey Bennett takes readers beyond UFOs to discuss some of the tantalizing questions astrobiologists grapple with every day: What is life and how does it begin? What makes a planet or moon habitable? Is there life on Mars or elsewhere in the solar system? How can life be recognized on distant worlds? Is it likely ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Number of Pages
248
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691149882
SKU
V9780691149882
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About Jeffrey Bennett
Jeffrey Bennett is an astrophysicist, author, and educator. His books include leading college-level textbooks in astrobiology, astronomy, mathematics, and statistics, as well as the award-winning children's book "Max Goes to the Moon".

Reviews for Beyond UFOs: The Search for Extraterrestrial Life and Its Astonishing Implications for Our Future
Winner of the 2010 US Review of Books's Eric Hoffer Book Award in Culture Winner of the 2009 Silver Nautilus Book Awards in Cosmology/New Science Finalist for the 2008 Eugene M. Emme Astronautical Literature Award, American Astronautical Society "In cogent and entertaining language, astrophysicist and popular writer Bennett explains that the determining factor in whether we can locate intelligent life ... Read more

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