David Darling,Dirk Schulze-Makuch's The Extraterrestrial Encyclopedia PDF

By David Darling,Dirk Schulze-Makuch

ISBN-10: 1506901425

ISBN-13: 9781506901428

ISBN-10: 1506901433

ISBN-13: 9781506901435

The Extraterrestrial Encyclopedia is an A-to-Z of the quest for all times within the Universe. Entries hide astrobiology, the origins and evolution of existence, the quest for exoplanets, SETI, and extraterrestrial lifestyles in technological know-how fiction, philosophy, and renowned hypothesis (including UFOs). The e-book is written in an interesting type for the layperson and comprises a variety of B&W illustrations.

David Darling is a technology author with a Ph.D. astronomy. he's the writer of extra forty books, together with Equations of Eternity (a long island instances impressive booklet of the Year), lifestyles all over, Gravity's Arc, and, with Dirk-Schulze-Makuch, we aren't on my own, and Megacatastrophes! His most up-to-date ebook is Mayday! approximately pioneering aviators. His technological know-how site, www.daviddarling.info, is a well-liked net source. He lives in Dundee, Scotland.

Dirk Schulze-Makuch is a professor on the university of Earth and Environmental Sciences at Washington country college, and has released seven books regarding the sector of astrobiology and planetary habitability, together with existence within the Universe, A a method project to Mars, and Cosmic Biology. he's additionally an accessory professor on the past middle at Arizona kingdom college and at present additionally holds a visitor professorship on the Technical collage Berlin in Germany.

Keywords: Encylopedia, ET, SETI, technological know-how, Extraterrestrial, Origins, Evolution, Planets, Universe, David, Darling, Dirk, Schulze Makuch, Stars, Life

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