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Title:
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Planets for Man
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Authors:
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S. H. Dole, Author ;
Isaac Asimov, Author
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Material Type:
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eBook
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Publisher:
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[S.l.] : The RAND Corporation, 2007
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ISBN / ISSN / EAN :
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978-0-8330-4226-2
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Size:
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x, 242 p. / ill. / 23 cm
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Bibliography note:
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"A new edition of a RAND classic."--P. 1, cover./ Originally published: New York, Random House, 1964./ Includes bibliographical references (p. [233]-235) and index.
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Languages:
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English
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Class number:
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QB54
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Subjects:
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Life on other planets
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Description:
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Planets for Man was written at the height of the space race, a few years before the first moon landing, when it was assumed that in the not-too-distant future human beings “will be able to travel the vast distances to other stars.” The authors propose to determine — on the basis of then-current biological and cosmological knowledge — whether there are other worlds where humans can survive or where human life may even now be flourishing.
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Contents note:
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1. The Coming Search 2. Human Requirements 3. The Properties of Planets 4. Planetary Habitability 5. Probability of Habitable Planets 6. The Nearest Candidates 7. Star Hopping 8. An Appreciation of the Earth.
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Access:
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http://www.rand.org/pubs/commercial_books/CB183-1.html
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