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010			_a 95036236
020			_a0521343267 (hardcover)
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050	0	0	_aQB54 _b.D47 1996
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100	1		_aDick, Steven J. _942160
245	1	4	_aThe biological universe : _bthe twentieth-century extraterrestrial life debate and the limits of science / _cSteven J. Dick.
260			_aCambridge ; _aNew York : _bCambridge University Press, _c1996.
300			_axvi, 578 pages: _billustration; _c24 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 555-559) and index.
505			_a Introduction; 1. From the physical world to the biological universe: Democritus to Lowell; 2. Plurality of worlds and the decline of anthropocentrism; 3. The solar system: the limits of observation; 4. Solar systems beyond: the limits of theory; 5. Extraterrestrials in literature and the arts: the role of imagination; 6. The UFO controversy: on perception and deception; 7. The origin and evolution of life in the extraterrestrial context; 8. SETI: the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence; 9. The convergence of disciplines: birth of a new science; 10. The meaning of life; Summary and conclusion: the biological universe and the limits of science.
520			_ahis is the first history of the twentieth century extraterrestrial life debate. Steven J. Dick covers a broad range of topics, including the search for life in the solar system, the origins of life, UFOs, and aliens in science fiction.
650		0	_aLife on other planets.
650		0	_aLife _xOrigin.
650		0	_aUnidentified flying objects.
856	4	2	_3Publisher description _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/cam027/95036236.html
856	4	1	_3Table of contents _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/cam026/95036236.html
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