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Jun 08, 2009
Laura
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Not exactly what I'd expected, but a very interesting read anyway. Bova provides an overview of the birth of the solar system (as well as stars and planets in general) in the context of how likely life is to be found on other worlds. I was, at first, very frustrated at his "dumbing-down" of the biology of early life; then I hit the sections on space science and found them to be at just the right level -- meaning it is very dumbed-down from the physists' point of view. So I retract t
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Jan 21, 2011
Gendou
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Since publication, it has been discovered that Viking *did* find organics on Mars:
http://news.discovery.com/space/viking-m...
Oops! Another correction: He says that 4 Hydrogen atoms fuse into one Helium. It's only 2. Editor should have caught that one!
I did NOT enjoy reading about the following pseudo-scientific ABORTIONS:
* UFOs, the Roswell crash site, etc.
* Lowell and his canals on Mars
* The ALH84001 Mars rock and imagined lifeforms therein
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http://news.discovery.com/space/viking-m...
Oops! Another correction: He says that 4 Hydrogen atoms fuse into one Helium. It's only 2. Editor should have caught that one!
I did NOT enjoy reading about the following pseudo-scientific ABORTIONS:
* UFOs, the Roswell crash site, etc.
* Lowell and his canals on Mars
* The ALH84001 Mars rock and imagined lifeforms therein
More...
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Sep 20, 2010
Nick
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Excellent book .... inspiring, provoking, the difference between this one and Diacu's book (see my shelf) is the way it is written .... The same informative contant, but the writing style is direct, engaging.
I definitely recommend reading (it might be a bit difficult for young folks)
I definitely recommend reading (it might be a bit difficult for young folks)
May 11, 2009
Christopher
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I enjoyed this book. It gave a lot of information on the subject of life in the universe and the lack of intelligence in Washington!
Feb 22, 2010
Ludi Magister
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About the possibility of life in the solar system and beyond; astrobilology; conclusion reached: Extraterrestrial life PROBABLE!
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